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Windows Profile: Roaming Profile error
Hi All,
Please can someone help me. My users are all on XP. I have roaming profile for them because they move from PC to PC. However, Some don't need it even though I have removed it for someone of them it is still active on their computer. How can you remove it so that they don't have roaming profile. I have completely remove it from theier AD account yet it is visible.
Also, Firefox, tweetdeck and other applications can increase the size of those with roaming profile considerable. How can you prevent such.
Thanks for helping.
Please can someone help me. My users are all on XP. I have roaming profile for them because they move from PC to PC. However, Some don't need it even though I have removed it for someone of them it is still active on their computer. How can you remove it so that they don't have roaming profile. I have completely remove it from theier AD account yet it is visible.
Also, Firefox, tweetdeck and other applications can increase the size of those with roaming profile considerable. How can you prevent such.
Thanks for helping.
ASKER
Thanks for your answer creating roaming profile is quite simple i guess its through AD under user profile -- profile path and then \\server\Profiles\%usernam e%
In GROUP POLICY I HAVE DONE THE FOLLOWING
limit profile size set at 30000KB
Exclude directories in roaming profile
Also I have excluded the following from romaing with the profile: Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profi les;Applic ation Data\Microsoft\Outlook;App lication Data\Microsoft\Outlook;App lication Data\Microsoft\Mozilla;App lication Data\Macromedia but they are still showing as part of the roaming profile.
These are the error messages the user is getting.
When he logs on in the morning he looses his roaming profile after restart it comes back on.
Failed to perform redirection of folder Desktop. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\grk331\home\%USERNAME%\ Desktop>. Files were being moved from <C:\Documents and Settings\mlt\oDesktop> to <\\grk331\home\mlto\Deskto p>. The following error occurred while copying <C:\Documents and Settings\mlt\Desktop\calc. exe> to <\\grk331\home\mlto\Deskto p\calc.exe >:
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
In GROUP POLICY I HAVE DONE THE FOLLOWING
limit profile size set at 30000KB
Exclude directories in roaming profile
Also I have excluded the following from romaing with the profile: Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profi
These are the error messages the user is getting.
When he logs on in the morning he looses his roaming profile after restart it comes back on.
Failed to perform redirection of folder Desktop. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\grk331\home\%USERNAME%\
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
This a folder redirect issue not roaming profile issue then?.
Folder redirection pick ups the specified folder (for example my docs) on the local pc and copies it to a network share.
The share is all the need to be specified in the recirection policy so that would be \\grk331\home? the policy itslef will create the required subfolder and et the permissions.
I really need to better understand how the policy was implimented and what you are trying to do with it.
I must also add that modifications to the policy will afect all the users to which the policy is applied.
Folder redirection pick ups the specified folder (for example my docs) on the local pc and copies it to a network share.
The share is all the need to be specified in the recirection policy so that would be \\grk331\home? the policy itslef will create the required subfolder and et the permissions.
I really need to better understand how the policy was implimented and what you are trying to do with it.
I must also add that modifications to the policy will afect all the users to which the policy is applied.
ASKER
Thanks for the above I think you understand what I am trying to do .
All i want is to exclude
C:\Documents and Settings\brh\Application Data
C:\Documents and Settings\brh\Local Settings
brh = user
from roaming. According to your email you want me in grop policy Also I have excluded the following from romaing with the profile to add \\server\home.
Thanks
All i want is to exclude
C:\Documents and Settings\brh\Application Data
C:\Documents and Settings\brh\Local Settings
brh = user
from roaming. According to your email you want me in grop policy Also I have excluded the following from romaing with the profile to add \\server\home.
Thanks
i dont think the local settings folder is included in the roam profile. but like someone previously mentioned, you redirect all the folders via group policy to reduce the load time for the users.
hi
1-remove this line from user propriety
2 - remove share of directory who's created user roaming profile
3- go to client user log on as admin local then proprity of desktop + advanced + users and profils+
advanced + change profile from roamin to local
1-remove this line from user propriety
2 - remove share of directory who's created user roaming profile
3- go to client user log on as admin local then proprity of desktop + advanced + users and profils+
advanced + change profile from roamin to local
ASKER
Hi,
Thanks for the above but i don't understand a glue of what you are saying.
Thanks for the above but i don't understand a glue of what you are saying.
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ASKER
I want the users to have roaming profiles
hi
ok
crate a folder in the server + share it with full control to every one + go to active directory and add
the path of the share folder
exemple:
\\servername\nameoftheshar efolder\%u sername%
that's it
hope it helps
ok
crate a folder in the server + share it with full control to every one + go to active directory and add
the path of the share folder
exemple:
\\servername\nameoftheshar
that's it
hope it helps
ASKER
Hi All,
Thanks for your help so far creating roaming profile is not the issue. Creating roaming profile in AD is not the issue here. using group policy is not the issue here.
My users have roaming profile created via AD and group policy. The issues that I am facing are these:
1) I want to exclude below from roaming via group policy because it takes up space within thier roaming profile quota(limit profile size set at 30000KB).
Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\
Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\macro media
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Applic ation Data
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings
One of my users is getting this error message
2) Failed to perform redirection of folder Desktop. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\grk331\home\%USERNAME%\ Desktop>. Files were being moved from <C:\Documents and Settings\mlt\oDesktop> to <\\grk331\home\mlto\Deskto p>. The following error occurred while copying <C:\Documents and Settings\mlt\Desktop\calc. exe> to <\\grk331\home\mlto\Deskto p\calc.exe >:
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
3) For some users even when I remove them from roaming profile is still showing that they have roaming profile when they logon.
Thanks for helping
Thanks for your help so far creating roaming profile is not the issue. Creating roaming profile in AD is not the issue here. using group policy is not the issue here.
My users have roaming profile created via AD and group policy. The issues that I am facing are these:
1) I want to exclude below from roaming via group policy because it takes up space within thier roaming profile quota(limit profile size set at 30000KB).
Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\
Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\macro
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Applic
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings
One of my users is getting this error message
2) Failed to perform redirection of folder Desktop. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\grk331\home\%USERNAME%\
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
3) For some users even when I remove them from roaming profile is still showing that they have roaming profile when they logon.
Thanks for helping
hi
create a group and move the users whow you want to exclude to this group and apply a gpo to this group
gpo:
in the Computer Configuration\Administrati ve Templates\System\User Profiles
setting the Only allow local user profiles setting, roaming profiles are disabled for that computer.
create a group and move the users whow you want to exclude to this group and apply a gpo to this group
gpo:
in the Computer Configuration\Administrati
setting the Only allow local user profiles setting, roaming profiles are disabled for that computer.
ASKER
Thanks I think your answer makes sense I will try it after the bank holiday and get you the points.
ok
thnx
thnx
How did you go about removing roaming profiles? and how was it configured in the first place?