Profile is the user setting. A profile is associated with a user account and contains information such as customized desktop settings, network and printer connections, and mail settings. Whenever user first time login in any window computer, widow provide them default user setting and create a folder of user name in Document and setting folder on windows partitions. Any change made by user will save in this folder. Next time when user login on same computer, window load this profile.
A local user profile is stored on a local computer's hard disk, and is created automatically the first time that someone logs on to a computer, if that user account does not already have a roaming profile in place. Roaming profiles are stored on a network server in a location that is specified for a particular user account. When you logon to the network for the first time with a particular user account that has roaming enabled, a roaming profile is automatically created.
In short There are three types of profile.
Local profile :- Created and managed on local system. User is allowed to customize the profile. All change will save locally.
Roaming Profile:- Created and managed on Server system in a shared folder. User is allowed to customize the profile. All change will save on servers hard disk.
Mandatory profile : - Created and managed on Server system in a shared folder. User is not allowed to customize the profile. If user made some change in any login session they will not save on exit and he will get same default profile on his next login.
Pre quest of this tutorials
- A Server 2003 system with ADS and DNS Configured [ Check our pervious article for how to configure ADS and DNS ]
- Two clients systems for testing of roaming profile [Check pervious article for how to make clients ]
- A user created in Active Directory User and Computers
We have configured all these steps in our pervious article. If you have skipped pervious article then review it before going with this tutorials.
How to configure Roaming profile Server side configuration
Login from administrator account on server and create a folder named profile on any partition . And Share it with Full Permission for Everyone
To avoid further error do also setting in offline tab. All data of profile folder is going to be save on server so simple stop the offline availability of folder.
Click on Offline setting and select Files or program from the share will not be available offline
Now open this folder and create a folder named wallpaper in it.
Copy some bitmap images in this folder.
Now In Active directory user and computer and select user whose profile you want to set and open her properties
In properties click on profile tab and set profile path to \\ Server name \ Shared folder \ User name.
In our example server name is server.example.com , shared folder is profile, and user is Vinita. Replace these with your server name , shared folder name , and user name.
If DNS server is not configured on server then use the IP address of server instead the name of server like this.\\30.0.0.1\profile\Vintia
In our example server name is server.example.com , shared folder is profile, and user is Vinita. Replace these with your server name , shared folder name , and user name.
If DNS server is not configured on server then use the IP address of server instead the name of server like this.\\30.0.0.1\profile\Vintia
When you click on apply and ok in profile tab of user properties. Server creates a folder for user in shared folder.
Go again in shared folder which you recently created and check it weather is created or not.
It's all setting which you need to do on server.
Client side setting for remaining profile
Login from user on client1
Create folder and file on desktop for testing purpose. Change desktop background. To change desktop background Right click on desktop and select properties. In properties select desktop and click on Browse tab and select any background form the folder onServer where you have copied .bmp image. [ Remember image should be saved on server in share folder and its format must be in .bmp folder]
Okey we have created one file and folder on desktop and also changed the desktop background.
Now logoff from user and go on other system and login form same account
You will found same profile as you set on client1. Whatever change you will made in this profile will save on server and be available on any computer where this user will login.
How to make this profile to mandatory profile for user Vinita
To make this profile mandatory for Vinita user, login to Server and open profile folder. In profile folder open Vinita folder and rename ntuser.dat file to ntuser.man
If you don't see file extension then click on Tools ==> Folder options ==> view and remove the tick mark form the options Hide extensions for known file types.
If you don't see file extension then click on Tools ==> Folder options ==> view and remove the tick mark form the options Hide extensions for known file types.
Once roaming profile is converted in mandatory profile . User is no longer allowed to save the change he made in profile. To test it login in any client system with user Vinita.
Now make any change in profile and logoff form computer. Go on other computer and you will not find your pervious setting.
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