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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/PROFILES.txt b/docs/textdocs/PROFILES.txt index 978a223ef6..2cb3852d1c 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/PROFILES.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/PROFILES.txt @@ -308,3 +308,78 @@ gain stable and dependable use of samba? Cheers, John H Terpstra (Also from home!!!!) +============================================================================= +Further notes by Bruce Cook + +Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 14:12:22 +1000 +From: Bruce Cook <BC3-AU@bigfoot.com> +Subject: Re: Win95 / NT Profiles (was: RE: A question about NT Domains) + +Ah yes I knew there was something I forgot. +here it is for completeness. + +============================================================================= + +When a user logs into a specific machine for the first time, they will be +told that they've never logged into the machine, and would they like to +store the user setting for future use. + +If the user answers NO, they will be nagged about this every time they +log into the machine until they say YES. (How about it MS, could we +possible do something about this feature?) + +When the user answers YES, thereafter upon logging out of the machine, +a copy of the user's profile is also written onto the machines local disk +for later use. + +When a user logs into a machine where his/her profile has previously been +saved, a comparison is made between the date of the profile copy kept on +the machine, and the date of the profile stored on the server. In theory +the server date should be later or the same. + +If the local machine date is later than the server date, the client +machine will tell you the the settings on the local machine are more +recent than those of the server, and would you like to user them instead. + +This occurs for a couple of reasons: + 1. Server not available when the user logs out + 2. Date mismatch between the server and the client + (I always use NET TIME \\server /SET /YES in my logon scripts) + + +Logging in with NO server available. + +In some cases a client will want to log into a network with no server +available. (Portables away from the office, or a dead server) + +This can only happen if the administrator has NOT set the machine to +give access only upon password verification from the server. +(If the admin has done this, it can be circumvented by restarting + the machine in safe mode, and running poledit, or regedit and + disabling that feature) + +If you are able to log in while the server is unavailable, you have +two choices + 1. Log in as a user that previously stored a profile + (The password won't have to match unless the machine + is set up to store passwords) + + 2. log in as the default user (bit the cancel button or escape key) + +If you choose to use your profile stored on the local machine, there are +several things you should be wary of: + 1. the profile stored on the machine will be a copy of the last + profile used when you logged into THAT machine. You may get + quite an old profile. + 2. When you log out, that local profile is garunteed to be later + than the one on the server, and if the server is available, or + you later log into that machine when the server is available + you could overwrite the good server profile with a bogus profile. + + +Technique note: + I set portable computers up so that they don't use roaming profiles, + rather they have a single profile kept on the machine. This means + that a user has the same desktop look an feel regardless of where + they are. This follows the philosophy that laptops tend to be used + by only one person. |