[THIN] Re: .PDS and .USR profile folders
- From: "jc lamb" <jc_lamb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:48:25 -0800
I found it.... in citrix KB
Note: The 324446 Win2000 TS binaries supersede Service Pack 4; and the
824309 binaries supersede the version on 324446. Install Service Pack 4,
install 324446, and then install 824309.
http://ctxex10.citrix.com/kb/entry.jspa?externalID=CTX102523
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Moock" <jmoock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 8:51 AM
Subject: [THIN] Re: .PDS and .USR profile folders
> I think I've answered my own question. I uninstalled Q822428 from my test
> W2K server and the problem went away. I reinstalled it and it came back.
>
> In case you're wondering why I installed it in the first place, it's the
fix
> that it provided for article 824309. I'll have to do some testing to see
if
> I can get by without it.
>
> Jay
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay Moock [mailto:jmoock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 11:27 AM
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: .PDS and .USR profile folders
>
>
> We set up our first W2k MFXP server we found that it handled roaming
> profiles the same way that our NT4 TSE servers did (i.e. it created a
> %username%.pds) folder in the share were our roaming profiles are stored.
> However in the past month I have noticed that it is now creating
> %username%.usr folders in the central location of our roaming profiles.
>
> If no profile exists for a user, it will create a .pds folder for them.
> Then when they log off it will write the profile back to a .usr folder.
It
> then only uses the .usr folder.
>
> If a .pds profile already exists it will read-in the settings from the
pds
> folder when the user logs on. When they log off it writes it to a .usr
> folder and only uses the .usr folder from then on.
>
> If the .pds folder is removed after the .usr folder has been created the
> .pds folder is never re-created.
>
> I would like to get things back to the way they originally were if
possible
> (with only .pds folders being used for roaming profiles). Does anyone
have
> any ideas? Everything still works so this isn't urgent, but it is rather
> sloppy in my opinion. I found one occurrence of this happening with my
> account before SP4 was installed, but since SP4 was installed it has been
> happening for all users so it appears that SP4 or one of the subsequent
> patches may be to blame.
>
> The server has the following patches/SP's:
>
> Win2k SP4 (with the roaming profile ownership check disabled)
> 324446
> 822428
> 824146
> 828153
>
> MF XP SP3/FR3
> All MFXP Patches through XE103W2K043
>
> Thanks,
> Jay Moock
>
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