windows small business server 2011 slow profile loading times
SBS 2011 server takes about 5 minutes for one particular user to load after credentials are entered.
I inherited the server setup so I am still learning how it is configured.
I am familiar with hive profile cleanup as a start for previous windows server but I do not see it supported by sbs 2011.
I have looked into event viewer but I didnt find any helpful logs.
Thanks
I inherited the server setup so I am still learning how it is configured.
I am familiar with hive profile cleanup as a start for previous windows server but I do not see it supported by sbs 2011.
I have looked into event viewer but I didnt find any helpful logs.
Thanks
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I would look at the profile size? if roaming profiles are in use, I would pay particular attention to the cookies folder. In roaming profiles, I believe the default location for cookies is:
C:\Users\username\AppData\
In a past job, we used a custom ADM template in our GPOs to re-direct Cookies to the user's H: drive (network home folder), or H:\Cookies. So, having 20,000 cookies in there didn't slow things down during log on.
But, if the user has a ton of cookies, logon will be delayed significantly (especially if they have 10,000 or 20,000 and I have seen that many). Even though each cookie file is tiny, it takes the server a lot of time to compare thousands of files.
So, if you do have roaming profiles in use, check out the cookies folder. If there are a huge number of them: have the user clear out cookies (Internet Properties > General tab > Delete...). Then, have them log off: which should also delete those same files from the server copy of their roaming profile. Or could delete them manually or using a script.
C:\Users\username\AppData\
In a past job, we used a custom ADM template in our GPOs to re-direct Cookies to the user's H: drive (network home folder), or H:\Cookies. So, having 20,000 cookies in there didn't slow things down during log on.
But, if the user has a ton of cookies, logon will be delayed significantly (especially if they have 10,000 or 20,000 and I have seen that many). Even though each cookie file is tiny, it takes the server a lot of time to compare thousands of files.
So, if you do have roaming profiles in use, check out the cookies folder. If there are a huge number of them: have the user clear out cookies (Internet Properties > General tab > Delete...). Then, have them log off: which should also delete those same files from the server copy of their roaming profile. Or could delete them manually or using a script.
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