Another vote for folder redirection. Who wants to wait for roaming profiles to copy up and down? Folder redirection and plenty of automation with GPP (so that shortcuts, drive maps, printers etc just work) is the way to go imho.
From: Don Guyer [mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com] Sent: Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:47 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Roaming Profiles server During a recent meeting, as soon as the words "roaming profiles" came out of my bosses mouth, I shot that idea down like a lame duck. :) Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com<mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> From: tony patton [mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 5:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Roaming Profiles server + Infinity+1, if it was up to me, they would be long banished in this place. Between corruption, security permissions getting fscked, stupid inconsistent quotas on the profiles resulting in either not being able to shut down the PC, or the profile not fully copying to the server causing all deleted items to be copied down again when the user next logs in. Lots of fun, there is a lot to be said for mandatory profiles. If it was up to me I'd probably also do something like DeepFreeze/SteadyState the PCs. Regards Tony Patton Desktop Operations Cavan Ext 8078 Direct Dial 049 435 2878 email: tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com<mailto:tony.pat...@quinn-insurance.com> From: Richard Stovall <rich...@gmail.com<mailto:rich...@gmail.com>> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com<mailto:ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com>> Date: 19/07/2010 19:31 Subject: Re: Roaming Profiles server ________________________________ <$.02> Roaming profiles are the spawn of the debbil when he was in a particularly bad mood. Think twice about using them unless you really need to. IMHO, redirecting "My Documents" and whatnot is usually a better / easier solution. <$/.02> I know there are valid use cases, but for many small shops I don't know if they apply. On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 2:19 PM, John Aldrich <jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com<mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com>> wrote: Do you guys have a separate machine to handle roaming profiles, or do you just use the DCs to handle that? I'm looking at setting up roaming profiles (eventually, when I get a storage appliance to handle the disk space requirements) for desktop D/R (in case of a virus getting in and trashing the PC or something.) Also, can you exclude things like "My Music" and "My Pictures" from roaming profiles? I'd rather *not* be backing up people's personal files. :) [cid:image001.jpg@01CB2C9C.58A611F0][cid:image002....@01cb2c9c.58a611f0] This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. The contents should not be copied nor disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration), unless otherwise specifically stated . As internet communications are not secure, QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is not responsible for the contents of this message nor responsible for any change made to this message after it was sent by the original sender. Although virus scanning is used on all inbound and outbound e-mail, we advise you to carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. We cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of any software viruses. ==================================================================== QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is regulated by the Financial Regulator and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business. ==================================================================== QUINN-Insurance Limited (Under Administration) is registered in Ireland, registration number 240768 and is a private company limited by shares. Its head office is at Dublin Road, Cavan, Co. Cavan. This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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