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@@ -123,6 +123,63 @@ You can support profiles for both Win9X and WinNT clients by setting both the
</programlisting></para>
</sect3>
+<sect3>
+<title>Disabling Roaming Profile Support</title>
+
+<para>
+A question often asked is "How may I enforce use of local profiles?" or
+"How do I disable Roaming Profiles?"
+</para>
+
+<para>
+There are three ways of doing this:
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>In smb.conf:</command> affect the following settings and ALL clients
+ will be forced to use a local profile:
+ <programlisting>
+ logon home =
+ logon path =
+ </programlisting></para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>MS Windows Registry:</command> by using the Microsoft Management Console
+ gpedit.msc to instruct your MS Windows XP machine to use only a local profile. This
+ of course modifies registry settings. The full path to the option is:
+ <programlisting>
+ Local Computer Policy\
+ Computer Configuration\
+ Administrative Templates\
+ System\
+ User Profiles\
+
+ Disable: Only Allow Local User Profiles
+ Disable: Prevent Roaming Profile Change from Propogating to the Server
+ </programlisting><para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ <command>Change of Profile Type:</command> From the start menu right click on the
+ MY Computer icon, select <emphasis>Properties</emphasis>, click on the "<emphasis>User Profiles</emphasis>
+ tab, select the profile you wish to change from Roaming type to Local, click <emphasis>Change Type</emphasis>.
+ </para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>
+Consult the MS Windows registry guide for your particular MS Windows version for more
+information about which registry keys to change to enforce use of only local user
+profiles.
+</para>
+
+<note><para>
+The specifics of how to convert a local profile to a roaming profile, or a roaming profile
+to a local one vary according to the version of MS Windows you are running. Consult the
+Microsoft MS Windows Resource Kit for your version of Windows for specific information.
+</para></note>
+
+</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2>
@@ -885,7 +942,7 @@ The default entries are:
Common Desktop %SystemRoot%\Profiles\All Users\Desktop
Common Programs %SystemRoot%\Profiles\All Users\Programs
Common Start Menu %SystemRoot%\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu
- Common Startu p %SystemRoot%\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Progams\Startup
+ Common Startup %SystemRoot%\Profiles\All Users\Start Menu\Progams\Startup
</programlisting>
</para>