Win2008 Terminal Services Mandatory Profile Problems

[Kat]

My Windows 2008 terminal server is not on a domain. I would like to set
mandatory profiles for the users connecting to terminal services. I have
followed the instructions in the “Managing Roaming User Data Deployment
Guide” but am having problems. I created a folder called Mandatory Profiles
in the root of C: and have shared it out giving Everyone Full Permissions.
Then I created a folder inside called mandatory.v2 as per the instructions.

I set up my user with the settings I wanted and then went to the User
Profile dialog box where I Copied the desired profile assigning permissions
to Everyone as outlined in the instructions. Then I went to the folder where
the file was saved and renamed the ntuser.dat to ntuser.man

I went to the properties for the user in the profile and assigned the path
C:\Mandatory Profile\mandatory.v2 on the Terminal Services Profile tab.

Then I log on remotely with the user, make a change to the desktop
background and log out. When I log in again, the profile has saved the
change to the desktop background. Also, when I look in the C:\Mandatory
Profile folder I see a 2nd folder has been created that is called
C:\Mandatory Profile\mandatory.v2.V2.

If I try to open that 2nd folder, I am told that I do not have permissions
to access that folder even though I am logged on as the administrator, so I
cannot try and change that ntuser.dat file to ntuser.man. If I take ownership
of the folder, I then get the following message when I try to log on remotely
with the user again.

“Your user profile was not loaded correctly. There was a problem with your
roaming profile. You have been logged on with your previously saved local
profile. …”

I would like for my users connecting to terminal services to not have any
settings or data (if possible) saved in between sessions. Any suggestions?

 

[Kristin L. Griffin]

RE: Win2008 Terminal Services Mandatory Profile Problems

Kat,

Then make sure users have read access to the folder. SYSTEM has full
control, Administrator is owner.

When you "copied" the profile, did you need to use Copy To button in the
System Properties, Advanced, User Profiles Dialog box and when it asks you
who can use the profile, assign it to everyone or to the user group that is
going to use it. If you try to just copy by hand it wont work. Use the copy
profile tool.

Also, try making your folder have a capital .V2 instead of lowercase.

Hope this helps,

Kris

"Kat" wrote:

> My Windows 2008 terminal server is not on a domain. I would like to set
> mandatory profiles for the users connecting to terminal services. I have
> followed the instructions in the “Managing Roaming User Data Deployment
> Guide” but am having problems. I created a folder called Mandatory Profiles
> in the root of C: and have shared it out giving Everyone Full Permissions.
> Then I created a folder inside called mandatory.v2 as per the instructions.
>
> I set up my user with the settings I wanted and then went to the User
> Profile dialog box where I Copied the desired profile assigning permissions
> to Everyone as outlined in the instructions. Then I went to the folder where
> the file was saved and renamed the ntuser.dat to ntuser.man
>
> I went to the properties for the user in the profile and assigned the path
> C:\Mandatory Profile\mandatory.v2 on the Terminal Services Profile tab.
>
> Then I log on remotely with the user, make a change to the desktop
> background and log out. When I log in again, the profile has saved the
> change to the desktop background. Also, when I look in the C:\Mandatory
> Profile folder I see a 2nd folder has been created that is called
> C:\Mandatory Profile\mandatory.v2.V2.
>
> If I try to open that 2nd folder, I am told that I do not have permissions
> to access that folder even though I am logged on as the administrator, so I
> cannot try and change that ntuser.dat file to ntuser.man. If I take ownership
> of the folder, I then get the following message when I try to log on remotely
> with the user again.
>
> “Your user profile was not loaded correctly. There was a problem with your
> roaming profile. You have been logged on with your previously saved local
> profile. …”
>
> I would like for my users connecting to terminal services to not have any
> settings or data (if possible) saved in between sessions. Any suggestions?
>

 

[Ken]

RE: Win2008 Terminal Services Mandatory Profile Problems

I'm having the same issue as above; similar circumstances. Also not hooked up
to a domain, and it's creating mandatory.v2.v2 folders. I tried what Kristin
suggested, but it all looks ok to me. Does this require a domain?

"Kristin L. Griffin" wrote:

> Kat,
>
> Then make sure users have read access to the folder. SYSTEM has full
> control, Administrator is owner.
>
> When you "copied" the profile, did you need to use Copy To button in the
> System Properties, Advanced, User Profiles Dialog box and when it asks you
> who can use the profile, assign it to everyone or to the user group that is
> going to use it. If you try to just copy by hand it wont work. Use the copy
> profile tool.
>
> Also, try making your folder have a capital .V2 instead of lowercase.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Kris
>
> "Kat" wrote:
>
> > My Windows 2008 terminal server is not on a domain. I would like to set
> > mandatory profiles for the users connecting to terminal services. I have
> > followed the instructions in the “Managing Roaming User Data Deployment
> > Guide” but am having problems. I created a folder called Mandatory Profiles
> > in the root of C: and have shared it out giving Everyone Full Permissions.
> > Then I created a folder inside called mandatory.v2 as per the instructions.
> >
> > I set up my user with the settings I wanted and then went to the User
> > Profile dialog box where I Copied the desired profile assigning permissions
> > to Everyone as outlined in the instructions. Then I went to the folder where
> > the file was saved and renamed the ntuser.dat to ntuser.man
> >
> > I went to the properties for the user in the profile and assigned the path
> > C:\Mandatory Profile\mandatory.v2 on the Terminal Services Profile tab.
> >
> > Then I log on remotely with the user, make a change to the desktop
> > background and log out. When I log in again, the profile has saved the
> > change to the desktop background. Also, when I look in the C:\Mandatory
> > Profile folder I see a 2nd folder has been created that is called
> > C:\Mandatory Profile\mandatory.v2.V2.
> >
> > If I try to open that 2nd folder, I am told that I do not have permissions
> > to access that folder even though I am logged on as the administrator, so I
> > cannot try and change that ntuser.dat file to ntuser.man. If I take ownership
> > of the folder, I then get the following message when I try to log on remotely
> > with the user again.
> >
> > “Your user profile was not loaded correctly. There was a problem with your
> > roaming profile. You have been logged on with your previously saved local
> > profile. …”
> >
> > I would like for my users connecting to terminal services to not have any
> > settings or data (if possible) saved in between sessions. Any suggestions?
> >