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Roaming profiles: Changes not saved.
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We have an NT4 domain consisting of more than half a dozen servers and multiple PC's. I am attempting to roam user profiles in a limited fashion but have run into some trouble.
When I set up a user to roam, I copy a local profile into the requisite share on a server and when I log on as that user the settings do roam to any computer I choose. If I make a change, to the desktop wallpaper for instance, the change is discarded on logoff, the only way to make a permanent change to the profile is to edit the information stored at the share directly.
Interestingly, if you create a new profile it acts correctly, updating changes and roaming them. It is only if you import profile information from a local profile that the above behaviour is observed.
How can I have changes to the profile roam with the user? I am sure I had this working properly in my last job but I can't seem to remember how I did it.
We have an NT4 domain consisting of more than half a dozen servers and multiple PC's. I am attempting to roam user profiles in a limited fashion but have run into some trouble.
When I set up a user to roam, I copy a local profile into the requisite share on a server and when I log on as that user the settings do roam to any computer I choose. If I make a change, to the desktop wallpaper for instance, the change is discarded on logoff, the only way to make a permanent change to the profile is to edit the information stored at the share directly.
Interestingly, if you create a new profile it acts correctly, updating changes and roaming them. It is only if you import profile information from a local profile that the above behaviour is observed.
How can I have changes to the profile roam with the user? I am sure I had this working properly in my last job but I can't seem to remember how I did it.
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Do you have BDCs on your network? If so, changes you make may be made on a BDC, and since replication is probably set up to come from your PDC, it would overwrite the changes. Whereas when you create a new profile, you're putting it on the PDC.
When you copy local profile to server share profile with System Properties panel do you change the permission to the user account ?
In the user profile did you give the correct path to the shared directory. And also do you have suffencient permissions to that folder and every folder above it?
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I provided solid info here.
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https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20118426/Internet-Explorer-5-anf-favorites.html
hope it helps,
bbao
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20118426/Internet-Explorer-5-anf-favorites.html
hope it helps,
bbao
1757 » Roaming Profiles do not inherit parent permissions?
If the user's profile folder does not exist when they first logon, the folder is created by a process in Userenv.dll, which sets:
Administrators = FULL
%username% = FULL
System = FULL
When the user logs off, no additional persmissions are set.
To workaround this behavior:
Pre-create the user's profile folder
OR
Delete the user's profile folder after they logon but before they logoff.