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Yes that's all it takes, you can have him be logged in, and changes won't happen until his next login.
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You can make the change when the user is logged on, no problem. <br />
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When the user logs off, the profile will get saved to the server. <br />
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Check <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324749" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324749</a>
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Hi Seaweed,<br />
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Can you please close the call if you have found the solution.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Rajith.
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I need to change a users profile from a Local account to a roaming account.<br />
Does all it take is to change the directory path in his ad user account?<br />
Can it be done while the user is logged in or do i need him to log out.<br />
tia<br />
Seaweed
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I need to change a users profile from a Local account to a roaming account.
Does all it take is to change the directory path in his ad user account?
Can it be done while the user is logged in or do i need him to log out.
tia
Seaweed

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