Lose admin rights when using mandatory profile

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Hey folks,

I've got an interesting problem that I can't seem to find an answer
for.

When I use a mandatory profile I lose all my admin rights, when I
change it back to roaming they return.

Thanks for the help.
 
Re: Lose admin rights when using mandatory profile

infecticide <steve@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I've got an interesting problem that I can't seem to find an answer
> for.
>
> When I use a mandatory profile I lose all my admin rights, when I
> change it back to roaming they return.
>
> Thanks for the help.

How are you testing this?

Also, just curious....why would you use a mandatory profile for someone who
was supposed to be an admin?
 
Re: Lose admin rights when using mandatory profile

On Oct 1, 9:37 am, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
> infecticide <st...@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
> > Hey folks,
>
> > I've got an interesting problem that I can't seem to find an answer
> > for.
>
> > When I use a mandatory profile I lose all my admin rights, when I
> > change it back to roaming they return.
>
> > Thanks for the help.
>
> How are you testing this?
>
> Also, just curious....why would you use a mandatory profile for someone who
> was supposed to be an admin?

I am logging into a terminal server via RDP. When I use the
mandatory profile I lose all my admin abilities:

- Unable to run regedit
- Shutdown no longer at bottom of start menu
- Time not showing in the lower right corner

If I setup a roaming profile and change it to mandatory it works fine.
 
Re: Lose admin rights when using mandatory profile

infecticide <steve@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
> On Oct 1, 9:37 am, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
>> infecticide <st...@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
>>> Hey folks,
>>
>>> I've got an interesting problem that I can't seem to find an answer
>>> for.
>>
>>> When I use a mandatory profile I lose all my admin rights, when I
>>> change it back to roaming they return.
>>
>>> Thanks for the help.
>>
>> How are you testing this?
>>
>> Also, just curious....why would you use a mandatory profile for
>> someone who was supposed to be an admin?
>
> I am logging into a terminal server via RDP. When I use the
> mandatory profile I lose all my admin abilities:
>
> - Unable to run regedit
> - Shutdown no longer at bottom of start menu
> - Time not showing in the lower right corner
>
> If I setup a roaming profile and change it to mandatory it works fine.

I don't use mandatory profiles *except* when they're roaming profiles
(shared by multiple users). What's the goal here? This may all be normal; I
don't know.
 
Re: Lose admin rights when using mandatory profile

The goal is to have one mandatory profile for everyone so that the
shared experience is the same as well as preventing profile decay and
bloat.

This will decrease our login times and keep them at a quick pace.


On Oct 3, 5:14 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
> infecticide <st...@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
> > On Oct 1, 9:37 am, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
> >> infecticide <st...@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
> >>> Hey folks,
>
> >>> I've got an interesting problem that I can't seem to find an answer
> >>> for.
>
> >>> When I use a mandatory profile I lose all my admin rights, when I
> >>> change it back to roaming they return.
>
> >>> Thanks for the help.
>
> >> How are you testing this?
>
> >> Also, just curious....why would you use a mandatory profile for
> >> someone who was supposed to be an admin?
>
> > I am logging into a terminal server via RDP.    When I use the
> > mandatory profile I lose all my admin abilities:
>
> > - Unable to run regedit
> > - Shutdown no longer at bottom of start menu
> > - Time not showing in the lower right corner
>
> > If I setup a roaming profile and change it to mandatory it works fine.
>
> I don't use mandatory profiles *except* when they're roaming profiles
> (shared by multiple users). What's the goal here? This may all be normal; I
> don't know.
 
Re: Lose admin rights when using mandatory profile

infecticide <steve@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
> The goal is to have one mandatory profile for everyone so that the
> shared experience is the same as well as preventing profile decay and
> bloat.
>
> This will decrease our login times and keep them at a quick pace.

That's really not what mandatory profiles are meant for, and they are not
the best solution, honestly. Use group policy to lock down the stuff you
want to standardize. Use the "User Profile Hive Cleanup Utility" service on
all machines. Use folder redirection for My Documents, Application Data, and
Desktop, to help keep profiles small.

Mandatory profiles are occasionally useful when you have a single user
account shared by multiple users, and they don't need to change *anything*
in it (including printer settings, etc), and you use roaming profiles.
Otherwise, avoid them.
>
>
> On Oct 3, 5:14 pm, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
>> infecticide <st...@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
>>> On Oct 1, 9:37 am, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>> <lanwe...@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> infecticide <st...@tuxsteve.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hey folks,
>>
>>>>> I've got an interesting problem that I can't seem to find an
>>>>> answer for.
>>
>>>>> When I use a mandatory profile I lose all my admin rights, when I
>>>>> change it back to roaming they return.
>>
>>>>> Thanks for the help.
>>
>>>> How are you testing this?
>>
>>>> Also, just curious....why would you use a mandatory profile for
>>>> someone who was supposed to be an admin?
>>
>>> I am logging into a terminal server via RDP. When I use the
>>> mandatory profile I lose all my admin abilities:
>>
>>> - Unable to run regedit
>>> - Shutdown no longer at bottom of start menu
>>> - Time not showing in the lower right corner
>>
>>> If I setup a roaming profile and change it to mandatory it works
>>> fine.
>>
>> I don't use mandatory profiles *except* when they're roaming profiles
>> (shared by multiple users). What's the goal here? This may all be
>> normal; I don't know.
 
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