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by m.graft 1 view

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I have noticed that w2k doesn?t inform the user if he logged using or . This is a bit confusing, and the only why to find out about that is when you try to access a file or folder on the network? It seems that it uses the profile that is already available in the [X:\Documents and Setting ] which looks if you have your appearing. Is there any method or way to check that from the time you are logged in? is there any settings that canbe adjusted in the system?

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by sleathwood

There are actually three types of profiles in W2K. Local, nonmanadatory Roaming and Mandatory Roaming. With Mandatory Roaming Profiles W2K doesn't inform a user of the profile because if you have implemented Mandatory roaming profiles, you will always use the roaming profile when you logon to the Domain. Unless, the Master servers(s) is down, or you logon locally. With a mandatory Roaming Profile, if you logon , and the server is down, and you have never logged on to that workstation before W2Kcreates a Tempory profile based on the default local user. If you have loged on to the workstation before, W2K will use the last cached copy of your roaming profile. A nonmanadatory Roaming will ask what profile you want to use the first time you logon. If you want to use the local profile, log on locally. If you want to use the roaming profile logon to the Domain. So if you implement Mandatory Roaming profiles, you would always know what profile you are using. You can set those up individuallyor by group profile. You can even set them globally so everyone has exactly the same settings everywhere they logon. Spooky.

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