[THIN] Re: Profile Size

There are so many things that can contribute to this problem that one
absolutely must examine the profiles and determine the culprit(s). I
think we are all firing shotguns in the dark without having this
information.

Here's my pellet...Unless you've redirected "My Documents", this folder
is in the profile. Documents saved by each user probably go there. It
can get out of control pretty quickly. Users won't like you if you
script a cleanup program that deletes their documents.

Raff

On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 19:18, Pfeifer, Bruce A MSER:EX wrote:
> Redirect My Documents to a LAN drive.
> 
> Using Policies stop all unnecessary data from being Roamed.  Here is an
> example:
> ExclusionList=Local Settings;Temporary Internet Files;History;Temp;Local
> Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook;My
> Documents;PrintHood;Templates;Application
> Data\ICAClient\cache;Windows\System;Windows\Fonts;Windows\inf;Windows\help;W
> indows\Web;Application Data\Microsoft\HTML Help;Application
> Data\Microsoft\Media Catalog
> 
> You can write a simple batch file to run at regular intervals to delete
> redundant data from the profiles. Pick and choose what is not needed and
> delete it. Use the tool delen.exe  to delete cookies, recently used
> shortcuts, auto-saved or backup word files etc., older than 90 days or what
> ever time frame is suitable.   Run cprofile.exe to clean up the users
> NTUSER.dat .
> 
> Windows 2000 logon and off is painfully slow with Roaming profiles.  In
> additions to the above we have a profile limit of 10MB to ensure uses do not
> save data to their desktop or else where in their profile.  It didn't take
> long for them to learn to keep their profiles clean and trim. 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Bruce Pfeifer
> Victoria BC Canada.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
> Of Rob Beekmans
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 01:14 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Profile Size
> 
> 
> they don't happen to have some offline outlook file there, do they?
> Can you see where the space is going, which directories?
> 
> grz
> Rob
> 
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens
> Bruno Petitti
> Verzonden: vrijdag 31 oktober 2003 22:06
> Aan: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Onderwerp: [THIN] Re: Profile Size
> 
> 
> I have the temporary internet files not being copied over and the profiles
> being deleted locally when they logoff.
> 
> Any other suggestions?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Michael Boggan
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 3:36 PM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Profile Size
> 
> 
> Its probably due to temporary internet files.  Fix policies so that they are
> not copied to the roaming profile and so that they are deleted on logoff.
> This fixed our problem.
>  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Petitti, Bruno [mailto:bpetitti@xxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 2:40 PM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Profile Size
>  
> Lately,
>  
> I have noticed that the logoff time for the users have increased due to
> there profile size. Is there a piece of software that we can use to clean
> terminal server profiles at night?
>  
> Also, how can I restrict the ntuser.dat file. This file seem to grow larger
> each day. I know I can limit there profile directory with a policy but what
> about the file itself. I don't want the user receiving an error stating
> there profile is too large.
>  
> Thanks for your help in advance.
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