Hi,
The profile is currently 51 MB (can probably be trimmed to about 39 MB - it
seems to have blown out to 51MB today). It seems that it sometimes roams,
sometimes does not, and when it roams, it doesn't upload any changes so it
is constantly losing settings.
I am using offline files for the My Documents folder which is about 2GB - I
don't really want to use it for the rest of the profile because of the
unreliability of it - e.g. if it corrupts when the network is dropped I
suddenly lose my whole desktop or quick launch bar. Btw there are no files
of any significant size on the desktop.
I should also point out that this machine is a laptop - so when the profile
does decide to roam, and it is offline, a Userenv error does occur and I get
an error message when I try to log on - because obviously it cannot see the
network path. When it is connected to the network again there are no Userenv
errors.
Regards,
Edward
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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> Edward Forgacs wrote:
> > Changing this setting has not fixed the problem.
>
> > OK, but it's good you did it anyway.
>
> > Changes are also not
> > getting uploaded (as before).
>
> How big are the profiles in question? If you disable offline files does it
> make any difference?
>
> No userenv errors at all while the DC is up?
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
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> >> Edward Forgacs wrote:
> >>> There are some userenv errors, but these only occur if the domain
> >>> controller is available and it does an offline logon. I am using
> >>> fast ethernet, but no specific speed/duplex setting (what effect
> >>> does that have?)
> >>
> >> Autosense is a bad idea - can cause the NIC to 'flop' back and forth
> >> trying to decide on a setting. Lock all NICs (servers &
> >> workstations) down at a specific speed & duplex setting.
> >>>
> >>> There is no home directory set for the users in AD but the my
> >>> documents is redirected to a network share and it is offlined.
> >>>
> >>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> >>> <(E-Mail Removed) ahoo.com> wrote in
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> >>>> Do you see userenv errors in your event logs on the workstations?
> >>>>
> >>>> Using fast switched Ethernet, without autosense (i.e., lock down
> >>>> all NICs on servers/wkstas with a specific speed/duplex setting)?
> >>>>
> >>>> I've seen bigger (working) roaming profiles than 40MB, but I still
> >>>> think it's wise to keep profiles as small as possible. Have you
> >>>> redirected My Documents to the user's home directory in all cases
> >>>> (manually, or via group policy/folder redirection)?
> >>>>
> >>>> Edward Forgacs wrote:
> >>>>> I am having major issues with a fairly large roaming profile which
> >>>>> is being used across a few XP Pro machines on a small domain. The
> >>>>> profile is farily large (~40MB). Frequently, the profile converts
> >>>>> itself from a roaming profile to a local user profile with no way
> >>>>> of going back - and no warning. I even tried using the copy to
> >>>>> command to propagate it to the server manually, then logged on
> >>>>> again. It fixed it for the first logon but after that the profile
> >>>>> again converted to local. Changes made to the profile when it
> >>>>> does claim to be roaming in the User Profiles section of My
> >>>>> Computer also persistently fail to propagate to the server
> >>>>> (again, with no warning, but I can tell, because I lose settings
> >>>>> that I change).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The user is a member of the Domain Admins group and the profile is
> >>>>> stored on administrative (Profiles$) share, and the folder within
> >>>>> is owned by the Administrators group. Tried enabling the "Wait for
> >>>>> remote user profile" group policy but it had no effect.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> This is extremely frustrating and totally unsatisfactory. Any help
> >>>>> would be much appreciated.
>
>
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