Roaming User Profiles on Server 2003 with XP Pro Workstations

I'm finding the setting up of Roaming User Profiles on a Server 2003 system
with all XP Pro workstations very awkward.

Is there a good sequence to do each step to ensure the profiles work. I've
followed the instructions I've found online and the profiles aren't being
created in the profiles folder I've created.

Any tips regarding this issue would be appreciated!!

Thanks,

Some of these points are taken from a previous posting belonging to
Lanwench, I liked her comments, so I'll re-post them here as they are
straight to the point.

1. Set up a share on the server. For example - d:\profiles, shared as
profiles$ to make it hidden from browsing.
2. Make sure the share permissions on profiles$ indicate everyone=full
control. Set the NTFS security to administrators, system, and users=full
control.
3. In the users' ADUC properties, specify \\server\profiles%\%username% in
the profiles field
4. Have each user log into the domain once from their usual workstation
(where their existing profile lives) and log out. The profile is now
roaming.

Notes:

* Make sure users understand that they should never log into multiple
computers at the same time when they have roaming profiles (unless you make
the profiles mandatory by renaming ntuser.dat to ntuser.man so they can't
change them). Explain that the last one out wins, when it comes to uploading
the final changed copy of the profile.

* Keep your profiles TINY. You really should redirect ""My Documents" to a
subfolder of each user's home directory on the server - either via group
policy or manually. If you aren't going to also redirect the desktop using
policies, tell people not to store any files on the desktop or or you will
beat them with a stick.

* Keep your workstations as identical as possible - meaning, OS version is
the same, SP level is the same, app load is (as much as possible) the same.
Do not let people store any data locally - all data belongs on the server.

User Data and Settings Management white paper:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...er01.mspx#EKAA


--
Todd J Heron, MVP Windows Server - Networking
MCSE - Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA


"Pharkus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8FD26556-D749-465F-91DC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm finding the setting up of Roaming User Profiles on a Server 2003
> system
> with all XP Pro workstations very awkward.
>
> Is there a good sequence to do each step to ensure the profiles work. I've
> followed the instructions I've found online and the profiles aren't being
> created in the profiles folder I've created.
>
> Any tips regarding this issue would be appreciated!!
>
> Thanks,

On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:09:58 -0500, "Todd J Heron [MVP]"
<todd_heron(delete)@hotmail.com> wrote:

>* Make sure users understand that they should never log into multiple
>computers at the same time when they have roaming profiles (unless you make
>the profiles mandatory by renaming ntuser.dat to ntuser.man so they can't
>change them). Explain that the last one out wins, when it comes to uploading
>the final changed copy of the profile.

Is there a DC policy to prevent this?

Tym

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