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I posted a question a few days ago to see if there was a way to put
temporary internet files into a users roaming profile on SBS 2k3. I found
out this is not possible. My next question is regarding a users cookies.
We have a few users whose cookies do not show in their profile while
everyone else's do. All systems are running XP so I'm not sure why there
would be a difference. Is there something I can check to correct this?

Thanks!
 
Re: Roaming Profile Question

John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I posted a question a few days ago to see if there was a way to put
> temporary internet files into a users roaming profile on SBS 2k3. I I
> found out this is not possible.

Yep, that was me, killjoy that I am.

> My next question is regarding a
> users cookies. We have a few users whose cookies do not show in their
> profile while everyone else's do.

How are you checking?

All systems are running XP so I'm
> not sure why there would be a difference. Is there something I can
> check to correct this?
> Thanks!


What view settings do they have in Explorer's folder options?
 
Re: Roaming Profile Question

Maybe I didn't put enough information in my question. I want to be able to
see the users cookies in their profile folder that is stored on the server.
This may sound strange but we have an offsite person who is compiling some
reports for us and part of what he wants to see is each users internet
files. The majority of our profiles have the information stored on the
network but we have a few users whose cookies don't show up.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I posted a question a few days ago to see if there was a way to put
>> temporary internet files into a users roaming profile on SBS 2k3. I I
>> found out this is not possible.
>
> Yep, that was me, killjoy that I am.
>
>> My next question is regarding a
>> users cookies. We have a few users whose cookies do not show in their
>> profile while everyone else's do.
>
> How are you checking?
>
> All systems are running XP so I'm
>> not sure why there would be a difference. Is there something I can
>> check to correct this?
>> Thanks!
>
>
> What view settings do they have in Explorer's folder options?
>
>
 
Re: Roaming Profile Question

John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Maybe I didn't put enough information in my question. I want to be
> able to see the users cookies in their profile folder that is stored
> on the server. This may sound strange but we have an offsite person
> who is compiling some reports for us and part of what he wants to see
> is each users internet files.

That sounds strange indeed. Generally, if you want to monitor peoples'
website use, you use a proxy server with this sort of reporting built in.
ISA in SBS2003 Premium willdothis for you.

> The majority of our profiles have the
> information stored on the network but we have a few users whose
> cookies don't show up.

If you can't see \\server\profileshare\username\cookies at all, then there's
a problem.
If you see the folder and it's empty, but from the same computer you can see
\anotherusername\cookies, perhaps username has deleted them, or has software
that deletes them.
Or perhaps they're having roaming profile problems & you need to check their
workstation's event logs, etc.


>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:e0xdX269HHA.4784@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> I posted a question a few days ago to see if there was a way to put
>>> temporary internet files into a users roaming profile on SBS 2k3. I
>>> I found out this is not possible.
>>
>> Yep, that was me, killjoy that I am.
>>
>>> My next question is regarding a
>>> users cookies. We have a few users whose cookies do not show in
>>> their profile while everyone else's do.
>>
>> How are you checking?
>>
>> All systems are running XP so I'm
>>> not sure why there would be a difference. Is there something I can
>>> check to correct this?
>>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>> What view settings do they have in Explorer's folder options?
 
Re: Roaming Profile Question

We're not so much monitoring peoples website usage that's just one piece of
information this guy has asked for. I'm honestly not sure what he plans to
do with the information - guess I'm not important enough to know ha ha! So
let me ask this - if a user were to clear their cookies before logging off
would this keep the cookies folder from being copied to their profile?
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:%23EfW6mT%23HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Maybe I didn't put enough information in my question. I want to be
>> able to see the users cookies in their profile folder that is stored
>> on the server. This may sound strange but we have an offsite person
>> who is compiling some reports for us and part of what he wants to see
>> is each users internet files.
>
> That sounds strange indeed. Generally, if you want to monitor peoples'
> website use, you use a proxy server with this sort of reporting built in.
> ISA in SBS2003 Premium willdothis for you.
>
>> The majority of our profiles have the
>> information stored on the network but we have a few users whose
>> cookies don't show up.
>
> If you can't see \\server\profileshare\username\cookies at all, then
> there's a problem.
> If you see the folder and it's empty, but from the same computer you can
> see \anotherusername\cookies, perhaps username has deleted them, or has
> software that deletes them.
> Or perhaps they're having roaming profile problems & you need to check
> their workstation's event logs, etc.
>
>
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
>> message news:e0xdX269HHA.4784@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> I posted a question a few days ago to see if there was a way to put
>>>> temporary internet files into a users roaming profile on SBS 2k3. I
>>>> I found out this is not possible.
>>>
>>> Yep, that was me, killjoy that I am.
>>>
>>>> My next question is regarding a
>>>> users cookies. We have a few users whose cookies do not show in
>>>> their profile while everyone else's do.
>>>
>>> How are you checking?
>>>
>>> All systems are running XP so I'm
>>>> not sure why there would be a difference. Is there something I can
>>>> check to correct this?
>>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>> What view settings do they have in Explorer's folder options?
>
>
>
 
Re: Roaming Profile Question

John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
> We're not so much monitoring peoples website usage that's just one
> piece of information this guy has asked for. I'm honestly not sure
> what he plans to do with the information - guess I'm not important
> enough to know ha ha!

There, there. :)

> So let me ask this - if a user were to clear
> their cookies before logging off would this keep the cookies folder
> from being copied to their profile?

Yep.

> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:%23EfW6mT%23HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Maybe I didn't put enough information in my question. I want to be
>>> able to see the users cookies in their profile folder that is stored
>>> on the server. This may sound strange but we have an offsite person
>>> who is compiling some reports for us and part of what he wants to
>>> see is each users internet files.
>>
>> That sounds strange indeed. Generally, if you want to monitor
>> peoples' website use, you use a proxy server with this sort of
>> reporting built in. ISA in SBS2003 Premium willdothis for you.
>>
>>> The majority of our profiles have the
>>> information stored on the network but we have a few users whose
>>> cookies don't show up.
>>
>> If you can't see \\server\profileshare\username\cookies at all, then
>> there's a problem.
>> If you see the folder and it's empty, but from the same computer you
>> can see \anotherusername\cookies, perhaps username has deleted them,
>> or has software that deletes them.
>> Or perhaps they're having roaming profile problems & you need to
>> check their workstation's event logs, etc.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
>>> message news:e0xdX269HHA.4784@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> I posted a question a few days ago to see if there was a way to
>>>>> put temporary internet files into a users roaming profile on SBS
>>>>> 2k3. I I found out this is not possible.
>>>>
>>>> Yep, that was me, killjoy that I am.
>>>>
>>>>> My next question is regarding a
>>>>> users cookies. We have a few users whose cookies do not show in
>>>>> their profile while everyone else's do.
>>>>
>>>> How are you checking?
>>>>
>>>> All systems are running XP so I'm
>>>>> not sure why there would be a difference. Is there something I
>>>>> can check to correct this?
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What view settings do they have in Explorer's folder options?
 
Re: Roaming Profile Question

Well that answers my questions then. It just so happens the few users that
are missing the folder in their profile are the ones we know use the
internet for personal use. Glad to know it's not a profile issue. Now I'll
just have to see if I'm important enough to have their supervisor get them
to stop clearing their cookies!
Thanks for the info!!!!

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OGf1kpU%23HHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> We're not so much monitoring peoples website usage that's just one
>> piece of information this guy has asked for. I'm honestly not sure
>> what he plans to do with the information - guess I'm not important
>> enough to know ha ha!
>
> There, there. :)
>
>> So let me ask this - if a user were to clear
>> their cookies before logging off would this keep the cookies folder
>> from being copied to their profile?
>
> Yep.
>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
>> message news:%23EfW6mT%23HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Maybe I didn't put enough information in my question. I want to be
>>>> able to see the users cookies in their profile folder that is stored
>>>> on the server. This may sound strange but we have an offsite person
>>>> who is compiling some reports for us and part of what he wants to
>>>> see is each users internet files.
>>>
>>> That sounds strange indeed. Generally, if you want to monitor
>>> peoples' website use, you use a proxy server with this sort of
>>> reporting built in. ISA in SBS2003 Premium willdothis for you.
>>>
>>>> The majority of our profiles have the
>>>> information stored on the network but we have a few users whose
>>>> cookies don't show up.
>>>
>>> If you can't see \\server\profileshare\username\cookies at all, then
>>> there's a problem.
>>> If you see the folder and it's empty, but from the same computer you
>>> can see \anotherusername\cookies, perhaps username has deleted them,
>>> or has software that deletes them.
>>> Or perhaps they're having roaming profile problems & you need to
>>> check their workstation's event logs, etc.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
>>>> message news:e0xdX269HHA.4784@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I posted a question a few days ago to see if there was a way to
>>>>>> put temporary internet files into a users roaming profile on SBS
>>>>>> 2k3. I I found out this is not possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep, that was me, killjoy that I am.
>>>>>
>>>>>> My next question is regarding a
>>>>>> users cookies. We have a few users whose cookies do not show in
>>>>>> their profile while everyone else's do.
>>>>>
>>>>> How are you checking?
>>>>>
>>>>> All systems are running XP so I'm
>>>>>> not sure why there would be a difference. Is there something I
>>>>>> can check to correct this?
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> What view settings do they have in Explorer's folder options?
>
>
>
 
Re: Roaming Profile Question

John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well that answers my questions then. It just so happens the few
> users that are missing the folder in their profile are the ones we
> know use the internet for personal use. Glad to know it's not a
> profile issue. Now I'll just have to see if I'm important enough to
> have their supervisor get them to stop clearing their cookies!
> Thanks for the info!!!!

No problem.

Seriously, if you want to track this stuff, just get ISA or something. I
wouldn't trust anything else.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:OGf1kpU%23HHA.4568@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> We're not so much monitoring peoples website usage that's just one
>>> piece of information this guy has asked for. I'm honestly not sure
>>> what he plans to do with the information - guess I'm not important
>>> enough to know ha ha!
>>
>> There, there. :)
>>
>>> So let me ask this - if a user were to clear
>>> their cookies before logging off would this keep the cookies folder
>>> from being copied to their profile?
>>
>> Yep.
>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote in
>>> message news:%23EfW6mT%23HHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>> Maybe I didn't put enough information in my question. I want to
>>>>> be able to see the users cookies in their profile folder that is
>>>>> stored on the server. This may sound strange but we have an
>>>>> offsite person who is compiling some reports for us and part of
>>>>> what he wants to see is each users internet files.
>>>>
>>>> That sounds strange indeed. Generally, if you want to monitor
>>>> peoples' website use, you use a proxy server with this sort of
>>>> reporting built in. ISA in SBS2003 Premium willdothis for you.
>>>>
>>>>> The majority of our profiles have the
>>>>> information stored on the network but we have a few users whose
>>>>> cookies don't show up.
>>>>
>>>> If you can't see \\server\profileshare\username\cookies at all,
>>>> then there's a problem.
>>>> If you see the folder and it's empty, but from the same computer
>>>> you can see \anotherusername\cookies, perhaps username has deleted
>>>> them, or has software that deletes them.
>>>> Or perhaps they're having roaming profile problems & you need to
>>>> check their workstation's event logs, etc.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
>>>>> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote
>>>>> in message news:e0xdX269HHA.4784@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> John W <jw2554@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> I posted a question a few days ago to see if there was a way to
>>>>>>> put temporary internet files into a users roaming profile on SBS
>>>>>>> 2k3. I I found out this is not possible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yep, that was me, killjoy that I am.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My next question is regarding a
>>>>>>> users cookies. We have a few users whose cookies do not show in
>>>>>>> their profile while everyone else's do.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How are you checking?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> All systems are running XP so I'm
>>>>>>> not sure why there would be a difference. Is there something I
>>>>>>> can check to correct this?
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What view settings do they have in Explorer's folder options?
 
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