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Domain Roaming Profiles

Windows User
CHAPTER 12
Profiles
This chapter describes how to configure your Neoware Image
Manager system so that clients can use Windows user profiles.
Neoware Image Manager can be used to set up a system in which
user profiles are kept persistent. This is a "thin client like" usage.
In order to do so, you can use a standard Windows Profiles system,
using a logon server (Windows NT Server, 2000 Server or Samba
Server), domain logon and profile paths.
Note that if your client OS is Windows XP SP1 (or later) and your
profiles are stored on a Samba server, you may need to enable the
Do not check for user ownership of Roaming Profile Fold-
policy
ers
. To do this, run
gpedit.msc
Administrative Templates
>
Windows Roaming Profiles are copied from the Profiles server to
the "local disk drive". You should keep the profile files as small as
possible. In particular, the administrator should use folder redirec-
tions for
My Documents
default, embedded within the profile.
Neoware Image Manager User Manual
Computer Configuration
and go to
System User Profiles
> >
folders and other folders that are, by
.
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