Roaming profile problems.

k0r54 · 11-08-2005, 01:23 PM

Hi, i have seen some tutorials on setting up roaming profiles and i have done all that it says.

The question i have is, when i create a new user how can i automaticly set up a defult profile so i dont have to go through that procedure everytime i add a user.

I have a folder called Profiles on my server so i am linking the users to \\servername\Profiles\%username%. profiles is shared but i had to manualy create the folder for that username can i automate that aswell.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks very much
Adam

crazijoe · 11-09-2005, 06:21 AM

Actually when I set up a new user, I just copy the profile from another user in the same OU.

k0r54 · 11-09-2005, 10:56 AM

firstly what does OU stand for and second of all when you say copy a profile do you actually mean go to the location of the folder copy and paste and rename to the username?

Thanks
k0r54

crazijoe · 11-10-2005, 05:22 AM

Folders and OUs are different. OU is an Organizational Unit. You would place users in there so you can link GPOs to it. When I setup a new user in a specific OU, I will take an exsisting user and copy his profile for the new user. This way he will have the same GPOs and he will be in the same groups.

robgolding63 · 11-23-2005, 03:35 AM

Simply configure each user to have a home directory, then in your group policy, look under windows components (i think) for "Folder Redirection", and redirect all the folders to the user's home directory. It should make the folders automatically if that user has never logged on before.

Good Luck

Rob

11-08-2005, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
k0r54 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 15 OS: XP/Server 2003	Roaming profile problems. Hi, i have seen some tutorials on setting up roaming profiles and i have done all that it says. The question i have is, when i create a new user how can i automaticly set up a defult profile so i dont have to go through that procedure everytime i add a user. I have a folder called Profiles on my server so i am linking the users to \\servername\Profiles\%username%. profiles is shared but i had to manualy create the folder for that username can i automate that aswell. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks very much Adam

11-09-2005, 06:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Actually when I set up a new user, I just copy the profile from another user in the same OU. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

11-10-2005, 05:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	Folders and OUs are different. OU is an Organizational Unit. You would place users in there so you can link GPOs to it. When I setup a new user in a specific OU, I will take an exsisting user and copy his profile for the new user. This way he will have the same GPOs and he will be in the same groups. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

11-09-2005, 10:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
k0r54 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 15 OS: XP/Server 2003	firstly what does OU stand for and second of all when you say copy a profile do you actually mean go to the location of the folder copy and paste and rename to the username? Thanks k0r54

11-23-2005, 03:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
robgolding63 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5 OS: Win XP	Simply configure each user to have a home directory, then in your group policy, look under windows components (i think) for "Folder Redirection", and redirect all the folders to the user's home directory. It should make the folders automatically if that user has never logged on before. Good Luck Rob