Roaming Profiles update issue.

The problem I have is not with the profile (permissions etc.. it has been working fine) itself, it is with files that have the Read Only attributes set.
The problem is like the one that Microsoft describes in the following article (remove spaces):http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;273473
Just the server is not a NetWare Server but a Windows 2000 Server SP3 Domain Controller.

Maybe this would work:

1. Open the GPO in the Group Policy snap in.

2. Right-click the root node, select Properties, and click Security.

3. Click Add to add the group of users or user, and then click Full control.

4. Clear the Apply Group Policy option.

When you clear the Apply Group Policy check box, the Full Control check box is also cleared, but the user still has Read/Write access to the GPO.

5. Click OK to save the changes.

This would give them the read/write access they need without the abitlity to apply changes to the group.

Hi
Read thesw articles.

"Access Denied" Error Message When Updating Roaming User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q257848

Windows 2000 User Profiles; An SP6a Winlogon Bug Fix
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8543

Good luck

Mohamed

more info ...

Using User Profiles with Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q224012

Windows 2000 Roaming Profiles May Not Synchronize with Windows NT 4.0Shares
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q255113

Disk Space Error Message with Roaming Profiles
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q257838

How to Set the Path for the Local Default User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q214636

Handle Leak in WinLogon After Applying Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q259042

Office 2000 SR1 Applied to Windows 2000 Results in Lost Search or Finds
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q258774

Note1:
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After you copy the URL a space or a %20 maybe gets inserted in the URL when you paste it into your browser. Delete any spaces or such characters from the URL for the page to be loaded.
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1) First, enable Userenv logging:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221833

The UserEnv.LOG file stored in the %SystemRoot%\Debug\UserMode folder. The level of details logged into this file depend on the value of the UserEnvDebugLevel entry oftype REG_DWORD stored in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon registry key. Setting it to 10002 (Hex) will result in verbose logging. This gives you very detailed information but also significantly increases the size of the UserEnv.LOG, so main use would be for troubleshooting. To switch it back to the default, either delete the UserEnvDebugLevel entry or set it to 10001 (Hex). To disable it completely, set its value to 0.

2) Then compare your specific error with these:
http://www.jsiinc.com/subb/tip0500/rh0547.htm

The problem IS one of the four possibilities mentioned at the jsi site.

I had the same problem with users roaming profiles.
I configured the gpo under (/user configuration/administrative tampltes/system/user profiles)and set the "exclude directories in roaming profile".in my case index.dat in cookies folder made
problems so i excluded the cookies folder from the roaming profile and the problem solved.
I hope it helped you.

This is a continuation from my response to Anna777...

First, thanks for the input.
I've done the logging before but because I didn't have the file and the error I didn't post it with the question, now I redid the logging and I'm getting the follwing error:
ReconcileFile: C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\ntuser.pol ==> \\ServerName\Profiles$\username\prf10EF.tmp [FAILED!!] CopyFile Failed with Error = 5. The same error is also described at the following link (remove spaces):
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=copyfile+failed+with+error+%3D+5+read+only&start=20&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=uTr2peKcCHA.2144%40tkmsftngp12&rnum=21

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From what I know, the prf*.tmp files are the names of the files that Windows creates when updating a roaming profile to the share on the server then windows renames the file to the original file name, since the file is a read only file windows cannot rename it. In my experience error 5 occurs whenever there is an access problem renaming files (like read only attributes, I have had this problem before in another program).
The same problem occures regardless if the user is an administrator, regardless what the file name is if it has the ReadOnly attribute set it will give my this error. I was able to recreate the problem by creating a file in the local copy of the profile with the ReadOnly attribute set, and I gotthe same error. I have also created a script that clears the readonly attrib from all files in the profile, however this only helps for files that load that way, since however the GPO is applied after the script has loaded, the ntuser.pol file is also created after the script runs, and it has the ReadOnly attrib set.
You provided a link:
1. I did not change the permission, in fact if I clear the ReadOnly attribute on those files I don't have that problem anymore.
2. It has more than 40GB ofspace. The registry limit has not exceeded.
3. It is not corrupted since it loads.
4. The default user is not missing.
You stated that:
The problem IS one of the four possibilities mentioned at the jsi site
I believe it independs what the definition of IS IS.

I was looking at the microsoft KB and this particular area struck me in relation to your problem. I am not %100 certain that this will help you but I was loking at the offline sync issues. I hope this can give you some insite into your issue as sometimes it is the little things that make a difference.

http://tinyurl.com/baql

Good Luck!

-duck

I see no one has an answer so I'm closing this question.
I still don't have a solution. If you do please email me.