Turning OFF Network Profiles Safely

[Jamie ffolliott]

Well, i'd assume that the profile gets downloaded, the HKEY_CURRENT_USER
hive (ntuser.dat) gets loaded in the registry, and then the logon script
runs.  The user doesn't get to their desktop until the login script
completes.  Alternatively, you could create a new Default Profile for each
user with your custom registry settings, and reset roaming profiles (not
something that makes users very happy though ;)  See the Profiles and
Policies guide at
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/management/deployment/planguide/prof_polic
ies.asp

But I'd have to say try what you had in mind, and see what happens.

Jamie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-ntdom at samba.org [mailto:samba-ntdom at samba.org]On Behalf Of
> Eric Mason
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 1999 6:31 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: RE: Turning OFF Network Profiles Safely
>
>
> Now that's an interesting thought.  Do you know if NT accesses anything in
> the profile before it runs the login script?  If not I could have
> it map the
> home directory and then access the profile on that drive.  Does this make
> sense?
>
> >
> > *You could try editing the profile paths to map to the server, but I've
> > never tested that and I'm doubtful it works (let me know if it
> > does!) -  eg.
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> > Settings\Cache\Paths]
> > "Directory"="\\SERVER\Profiles\%USERNAME%\Temporary Internet Files"
> > etc.
> >
> > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explo
> > rer\Shell
> > Folders]
> > "AppData"="\\SERVER\Profiles\%USERNAME%\Application Data"
> >
> > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explo
> > rer\Shell
> > Folders]
> > "Cache"=""\\SERVER\Profiles\%USERNAME%\Cache""
> >
> > (note the double-quotes for Cache, Cookies and History values, and
> > %USERNAME% system variable)
> >
> > Jamie
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