Can Roaming profiles and TS roaming profiles be the same location

[Ed]

I have a windows 2003 TS farm. Users have roaming profiles.

Question:

Can I point the TS roaming profile to the same path as user's roaming domain
profile? Why or why not?

Is there a better alternative to this? I do have some slow links to worry
about..

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Can Roaming profiles and TS roaming profiles be the same location

Ed <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I have a windows 2003 TS farm. Users have roaming profiles.
>
> Question:
>
> Can I point the TS roaming profile to the same path as user's roaming
> domain profile?

No.

> Why or why not?

They aren't compatible and you'll definitely get problems. Roaming profiles
themselves are not compatible between client OSes, note. For any TS users
you should always specify TS profile paths (ideally do this via GPO) even if
you don't use roaming profiles.


>
> Is there a better alternative to this?

I use both roaming profiles & TS profiles - but I use folder redirection for
desktop/my docs/app data so the profiles are tiny, and users can see the
same stuff regardless (and the profiles themselves don't contain that much
of importance).

> I do have some slow links to
> worry about..

Not sure how slow links effect your TS users in this context.....

 

[Frankster]

Re: Can Roaming profiles and TS roaming profiles be the same location

I'd recommend against it. I tried this once. Major headache. The ONLY way it
can be successful if EVERYTHING is the same. Same hard drive letter, same
apps loaded. Same version of OS and APPs. Exactly the same apps load
(total), etc, etc). Invariably at least ONE of those is almost always
different. Just use the TS profile and be happy you have that, at least.

-Frank

"Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:00A59357-110B-479A-9E45-2C8352C9E18D@microsoft.com...
>I have a windows 2003 TS farm. Users have roaming profiles.
>
> Question:
>
> Can I point the TS roaming profile to the same path as user's roaming
> domain
> profile? Why or why not?
>
> Is there a better alternative to this? I do have some slow links to worry
> about..