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Brad
I'm running a Windows 2000 Server SP4 with all W2k SP4
clients.
I set up a share on the server with full control granted
to everyone. Then, I created a base user with
\\server\profiles\%username% in the profile path for that
user.
When I copy it to create new users, they retain the
profile path, as they are supposed to.
When the new user first logs in, a folder is created in
the profiles directory, with their username as the
directory name, with the access rights set up correctly,
just as it should.
However, the folder stays empty no matter where the user
logs in from. No changes are updated to the server. If I
user folder redirection for My Documents, that folder will
show up under the users's profile directory on the server,
and they can access their documents from any computer on
the domain.
When I go into the User Profiles screen on the client
computer, it shows that the new user is logged in with a
roaming profile. Also, when users log off their machines,
the "Saving your Settings" dialogue stays on the screen
for an extended period of time, even if their profile has
nothing in it. It seems to take far longer than it
should. My server is brand new and I planned for growth,
so I know I'm not taxing its resources.
I've even tried making test user accounts with domain
admin privelages, and it still won't work.
If I use the Copy To control on the user's profile, and
copy it to the server location, everything you would
expect to be in the user's profile shows up in their
folder. So now, instead of an empty profile folder, I
have everthing in it that is supposed to be. However,
when that account logs into another computer other than
the one that copied the profile information, it turns out
it's not being loaded.
I'm at a loss as I'm creating these profiles completly by
the book, but they just won't work.
Any help at all would be appreciated.
clients.
I set up a share on the server with full control granted
to everyone. Then, I created a base user with
\\server\profiles\%username% in the profile path for that
user.
When I copy it to create new users, they retain the
profile path, as they are supposed to.
When the new user first logs in, a folder is created in
the profiles directory, with their username as the
directory name, with the access rights set up correctly,
just as it should.
However, the folder stays empty no matter where the user
logs in from. No changes are updated to the server. If I
user folder redirection for My Documents, that folder will
show up under the users's profile directory on the server,
and they can access their documents from any computer on
the domain.
When I go into the User Profiles screen on the client
computer, it shows that the new user is logged in with a
roaming profile. Also, when users log off their machines,
the "Saving your Settings" dialogue stays on the screen
for an extended period of time, even if their profile has
nothing in it. It seems to take far longer than it
should. My server is brand new and I planned for growth,
so I know I'm not taxing its resources.
I've even tried making test user accounts with domain
admin privelages, and it still won't work.
If I use the Copy To control on the user's profile, and
copy it to the server location, everything you would
expect to be in the user's profile shows up in their
folder. So now, instead of an empty profile folder, I
have everthing in it that is supposed to be. However,
when that account logs into another computer other than
the one that copied the profile information, it turns out
it's not being loaded.
I'm at a loss as I'm creating these profiles completly by
the book, but they just won't work.
Any help at all would be appreciated.