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Disable roaming profiles on Terminal Server
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Mikey
2005-10-25 02:44:01 UTC
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Hi,

Does anyone know a way to prevent roaming profiles from loading when log on
to Terminal Server?

Thanks.
Mike
Vera Noest [MVP]
2005-10-25 09:49:24 UTC
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Configure a TS-specific profile, either roaming (recommended) or
local.

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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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Post by Mikey
Hi,
Does anyone know a way to prevent roaming profiles from loading
when log on to Terminal Server?
Thanks.
Mike
KT
2005-10-28 22:14:03 UTC
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Hi Vera, Im intrested on how to set this up too. Could you give more
intruction on how to set this up? TIA
Post by Vera Noest [MVP]
Configure a TS-specific profile, either roaming (recommended) or
local.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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Post by Mikey
Hi,
Does anyone know a way to prevent roaming profiles from loading
when log on to Terminal Server?
Thanks.
Mike
Vera Noest [MVP]
2005-10-29 12:48:41 UTC
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I'm not exactly sure what you want to achieve, but here are the
options:

Users should *never* use the same profile for their normal
workstation logon and their TS sessions (to avoid profile
corruption).

To set a TS-specific roaming profile:
a) Use the "Terminal Services Profile" tab in the AD account
properties or
b) configure a Group Policy, linked to the OU which contains the
Terminal Server machine account, and use the setting
Computer Configuration - Administrative templates - Windows
components - Terminal Services
"Set path for TS roaming profiles"
Note that you should *not* add %username% here, just something like
\\server\TSprofiles
Combine this with the following setting:
Computer Configuration - Administrative templates - System - User
profiles:
"Delete cached copies of roaming profiles"
to avoid filling up your system disk on the TS.

If you want to enforce local profiles on the TS (which I do *not*
recommend, because it will be a pain as soon as you have more than a
single TS AND the profiles will soon fill up your system disk on the
TS):
Use a GPO with the following settings:
Computer Configuration - Administrative templates - System - User
profiles:
"Only allow local user profiles"
"Prevent Roaming Profile changes from propagating to the server"
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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Post by KT
Hi Vera, Im intrested on how to set this up too. Could you give
more intruction on how to set this up? TIA
Post by Vera Noest [MVP]
Configure a TS-specific profile, either roaming (recommended)
or local.
_________________________________________________________
Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
*----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*
Post by Mikey
Hi,
Does anyone know a way to prevent roaming profiles from
loading when log on to Terminal Server?
Thanks.
Mike
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