[THIN] Re: Profile
- From: Bill Beckett <bill.beckett@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:29:39 -0400
Yes, that's more along the lines of what I thought. The newer profile would
be used. So what SHOULD be happening is that the profile on the file server
would be newer after being copied. Therefore, it should be pulled in
regardless of the existence of a cached profile. Or so I thought.
In theory anyway.
On 10/11/05, Greg Moseley <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Only if the timestamp on the local cached profile is the same/newer:
>
> This is an article from around the NT4 days, but I'm pretty sure it
> remained the same for 2000.
>
> *Troubleshooting Roaming Profiles *
> Of course, things can go wrong, and roaming users get upset, angry, or
> confused when that occurs. This section covers some of the most common
> problems with roaming profiles. Before examining specific problems, however,
> it's a good idea to look at what the operating system does with roaming
> profiles.
>
> There is a checklist the operating system follows in an effort to load the
> appropriate profile and to save changes the roaming user might make to the
> profile back to the roaming profile. Let's examine what happens when
> everything goes smoothly before discussing the problems that can occur.
>
> When a roaming user logs on, the system checks to see if the server-based
> profile is available. If it is, the system checks the date/time stamp of the
> hive file and then looks for a local profile for this user. Depending on
> what is found, one of the following events occurs:
>
> · If a local profile is found and the date/time stamp of the hive file is
> later than the date/time stamp on the server-based hive, the local profile
> is loaded and placed in the cache.
>
> · If a local profile is found and it is older than the server-based
> profile, the server-based profile is loaded and cached.
>
> · If no local profile is found, the server-based profile is loaded and
> cached.
>
> When the user logs off, the profile that is in the cache is saved back
> both to the server and to the local disk (a local profile is created if none
> had been found during logon). As you can see, this pretty much ensures that
> the most recent profile is saved on the server. The next time this user logs
> on from any workstation, this new profile, containing all the changes the
> user made, is loaded.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Greg
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Matthew Shrewsbury
> *Sent:* 11 October 2005 20:11
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Profile
>
> My understanding is if there is a local copy Windows will always use
> that.
>
> *Matthew Shrewsbury, *MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+
>
> Senior Network Administrator
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Bill Beckett
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 11, 2005 3:06 PM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Profile
>
> Right but what if you want to keep the copy of the profile there? Does
> the TS server still pull from the file server and use that profile or does
> it see the cached copy locally and use it?
>
>
> On 10/11/05, *Matthew Shrewsbury* <MShrewsbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> There is a GPO settings to delete profile on logoff.
>
> *Matthew Shrewsbury, *MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+
>
> Senior Network Administrator
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Bill Beckett
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:54 PM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Profile
>
> Can someone just yes or no this for me?
>
> Roaming profiles used on a file server. TS profile pointing to this
> location. Terminal Server is W2K and is keeping a cached copy of the
> profile.
>
> Does the server always use the cached copy? I thought that the roaming
> profile was pulled in, copied locally and then upon logoff, copied back out
> to the TS profile location. This doesn't seem to be the case.
>
>
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