Question about My Documents and replication

[Guest Adam Sandler]

Hello,

 

I have a system of Windows 2003 R2 servers and Windows XP desktops.

The users have roaming profiles and a user home specified on the file

server. I am not using the GPO for redirecting My Documents.

 

A few of the users are absolutely he|| bent at the system operation

and have gotten the ear of senior management.

 

Anyway, if a user 'A' logs onto host 'A' and places a file in My

Documents, and then while still logged into host 'A', they log into

host 'B', they are complaining they don't immediately see the file

from Host 'A's My Documents in host 'B's My Documents.

 

I'm trying to find documentation on Microsoft's website which states

this behavior is to be expected... to show senior management and get

the minority of users who insist on working out of My Documents and

refuse to work out of their home directory (if they continue logging

onto more than one host simultaneously that is) off my a$$.

 

Any links to such tech data would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks!

[Guest Anthony]

Re: Question about My Documents and replication

 

Adam,

That would work with Redirected My Documents, not with roaming profiles. I

have never heard of people expecting a roaming profile to do that. When you

log off, the copy of the profile on the server is updated. That's what all

those messages are about if it can't copy the profile back to the network.

That's what the local cached copy of the profile is for.

If you want to achieve what they are asking for, you need to redirect My

Documents. If you want to demonstrate how roaming profiles actually work I

can't help you but there must be plenty of documentation about it,

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.com

 

 

 

 

 

"Adam Sandler" <corn29@excite.com> wrote in message

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> Hello,

>

> I have a system of Windows 2003 R2 servers and Windows XP desktops.

> The users have roaming profiles and a user home specified on the file

> server. I am not using the GPO for redirecting My Documents.

>

> A few of the users are absolutely he|| bent at the system operation

> and have gotten the ear of senior management.

>

> Anyway, if a user 'A' logs onto host 'A' and places a file in My

> Documents, and then while still logged into host 'A', they log into

> host 'B', they are complaining they don't immediately see the file

> from Host 'A's My Documents in host 'B's My Documents.

>

> I'm trying to find documentation on Microsoft's website which states

> this behavior is to be expected... to show senior management and get

> the minority of users who insist on working out of My Documents and

> refuse to work out of their home directory (if they continue logging

> onto more than one host simultaneously that is) off my a$$.

>

> Any links to such tech data would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Thanks!

[Guest Adam Sandler]

Re: Question about My Documents and replication

 

Thanks for the reply.

> That would work with Redirected My Documents, not with roaming profiles. I

> have never heard of people expecting a roaming profile to do that.

 

I hadn't previously either. In the meantime you're more than welcome

to come visit my site and witness these people firsthand

> If you want to achieve what they are asking for, you need to redirect My

> Documents.

 

I am NOT going to redirect My Documents. They already have a user

home on the network to store their data. I want to overwhelm them

with information, preferably from Microsoft, which illustrates to them

that what they are asking for is not how it works.