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We're running SBS 2K3 with an active directory. I'm wondering how to
control what is contained in the roaming profile of a Windows XP user.
Specifically I'm wanting the temporary internet files where they can be
viewed in the profile folder.

Thanks!
 
Re: Roaming Profile Contents

John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
> We're running SBS 2K3 with an active directory.

I'd hope so ...that's the only way you can run SBS. ;-)

> I'm wondering how to
> control what is contained in the roaming profile of a Windows XP user.

> Specifically I'm wanting the temporary internet files where they can
> be viewed in the profile folder.

They won't be in there. They're in the Local Settings folder...which does
not roam. To see anything that isn't in the roaming profile on your server,
you could log into (or connect across the network to) the user's
workstation as an account w/local admin rights and explore the \documents
and settings\username\local settings path.

That said, to see what's in the roaming profile folder on the server, you
need to have permissions to do so - and unless you've enabled the group
policy setting to add the Administrators group to all new roaming profile
folders, you'll have to take ownership of the user's profile folder as the
Administrators group, then reset the NTFS permissions to allow Admins,
System + Username full control - and then propagate those settings to all
its subfolders.
>
> Thanks!

I suggest you use this GPO setting ....

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\ User Profiles : Add
the Administrator security group to the roaming user profile share

You can do this in the SBS Client Computers GPO or create your own.
 
Re: Roaming Profile Contents

Thanks! I'm able to view the profiles I was just hoping to add the temp
internet files to it. Long story short I want somebody off site to have
access to these folders and thought this would be an easy way.


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> We're running SBS 2K3 with an active directory.
>
> I'd hope so ...that's the only way you can run SBS. ;-)
>
>> I'm wondering how to
>> control what is contained in the roaming profile of a Windows XP user.
>
>> Specifically I'm wanting the temporary internet files where they can
>> be viewed in the profile folder.
>
> They won't be in there. They're in the Local Settings folder...which does
> not roam. To see anything that isn't in the roaming profile on your
> server, you could log into (or connect across the network to) the user's
> workstation as an account w/local admin rights and explore the \documents
> and settings\username\local settings path.
>
> That said, to see what's in the roaming profile folder on the server, you
> need to have permissions to do so - and unless you've enabled the group
> policy setting to add the Administrators group to all new roaming profile
> folders, you'll have to take ownership of the user's profile folder as the
> Administrators group, then reset the NTFS permissions to allow Admins,
> System + Username full control - and then propagate those settings to all
> its subfolders.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> I suggest you use this GPO setting ....
>
> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\ User Profiles :
> Add the Administrator security group to the roaming user profile share
>
> You can do this in the SBS Client Computers GPO or create your own.
>
 
Re: Roaming Profile Contents

John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks! I'm able to view the profiles I was just hoping to add the
> temp internet files to it.

Nope. And my word, you would not want to. You need to keep your profiles
*tiny* if you want them to work at all.
I have a batch file that runs at shutdown on all my computers and purges
*all* temp internet files (for all users), and all temp files.

> Long story short I want somebody off site
> to have access to these folders and thought this would be an easy way.

Hmmm. What for? If your company wants to find out where people are surfing,
perhaps get ISA or another proxy server.

>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:ueV6JfN9HHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> We're running SBS 2K3 with an active directory.
>>
>> I'd hope so ...that's the only way you can run SBS. ;-)
>>
>>> I'm wondering how to
>>> control what is contained in the roaming profile of a Windows XP
>>> user.
>>
>>> Specifically I'm wanting the temporary internet files where they can
>>> be viewed in the profile folder.
>>
>> They won't be in there. They're in the Local Settings folder...which
>> does not roam. To see anything that isn't in the roaming profile on
>> your server, you could log into (or connect across the network to) the
>> user's workstation as an account w/local admin rights and
>> explore the \documents and settings\username\local settings path.
>>
>> That said, to see what's in the roaming profile folder on the
>> server, you need to have permissions to do so - and unless you've
>> enabled the group policy setting to add the Administrators group to
>> all new roaming profile folders, you'll have to take ownership of
>> the user's profile folder as the Administrators group, then reset
>> the NTFS permissions to allow Admins, System + Username full control
>> - and then propagate those settings to all its subfolders.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>
>> I suggest you use this GPO setting ....
>>
>> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\ User
>> Profiles : Add the Administrator security group to the roaming user
>> profile share You can do this in the SBS Client Computers GPO or create
>> your own.
 
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