Roaming Profiles

A roaming profile defines a user's environment, regardless of which workstation the user accesses to log in to the network. A user's profile contains information that defines the way the screen works, such as desktop colors and patterns, desktop icons, and so forth.

Normally, the profile works on just one workstation. However, a profile stored on the network follows a user regardless of where the user logs in from. The user's workstation will always have the same appearance as the user's regular workstation. If the applications are on the network, the user will also have access to the same applications.

You can enable the use of a user profile or a mandatory profile and specify where the profile is to be stored. How changes to that profile are handled depends on the profile type.

Roaming Profiles
Click this check box to enable roaming profiles.

Enable Storage of Roaming Profiles
In the following fields, specify how you want roaming profiles managed.

Override Terminal Server Profile
Stores the roaming profile on the network in the user's home directory.

Store User Profile in User's Home Directory
Stores the roaming profile on the network in the user's home directory. This allows the user to utilize the same desktop environment on all workstations throughout the network. Any changes made to the user's environment on one workstation will be saved to the profile stored in the user's home directory on the network. The environment specified in the profile will be available on any workstation where the user subsequently logs in.

You can also set this option in the UNATTEND.TXT file.

Enter Network Directory Location of Package Profile
The mandatory profile is found in a specific directory on a NetWare® server. A mandatory profile requires all users to utilize the same desktop environment on all workstations throughout the network. Any changes made to the user's environment will not be saved to the mandatory profile stored on the network. The environment specified in the mandatory profile will be available on any workstation where the user subsequently logs in.

You can also set this option in the UNATTEND.TXT file.

When you click this option, the Path Edit box becomes available.

Path
Specify the user's home directory.


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