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A Windows concept refering to allow a user to see their information and settings in differente computers saving the user profile in a network shared folder instead the local hard disk.

A roaming user profile is a concept in the Microsoft Windows NT family of operating systems that allows a user with a computer joined to a Windows Server domain to log on to any computer on the same network and access their documents and have a consistent desktop experience, such as applications remembering toolbar positions and preferences, or the desktop appearance staying the same

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Best way to transfer a Windows roaming profile on a Samba 4 PDC server

I am migrating a old Samba 3 Primary Domain Controller to a new Samba 4 server, creating a new domain and new users. My Windows 7 test client can correctly join the domain and new users can logon on it. So everything OK. Now I have to migrate old…
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Include additional data to roaming profile?

I am aware that it is possible to exclude folders from roaming profiles in ntuser.ini, or (for central management) preferedly by a GPO setting (User settings - Admin templates - System - roaming profiles - exclude directories from roaming…
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Roaming Profiles multiple sites

I work for a SMB. Our central office houses our servers, and users in that office have accounts with roaming profiles. In the near future, we are looking to invest in branch AD servers, which will then be configured to house roaming profiles for…
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How can I take print driver settings by each user and ensure those settings remain intact no matter what machine they use on the network?

Sorry for the long question above, i wasn;t sure what might be the best way to word it. I have a Dell poweredge R720 running Win SBS 2011, roaming profiles and folder redirection are not currently setup. I just took receipt of a brand new ricoh…
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Roaming Profiles in 2008 server

On my 2008 Domain Controller I have set a roaming profile path for my user. When i login, i get an info bubble saying that i am using a Temp Roaming profile. is this because of an issue with my profile path?
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"You have been logged in with a temporary profile" - Windows 7 PC on Windows Server 2012

I know it is one of the most frequently asked question. But I've tried all the fixes which didn't help. We have Windows 2012 Server R2 as DC and a series of Windows 7 systems connected to it. Suddenly, we have been receiving the notification "You…
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Using one profile for two or more users

So I have a server running Windows Server 2012 r2 with configured AD, DHCP, DNS and File Server. There are a few users which have the same profile path. And I have a client running Windows 7, that has a modified Default profile. I logged in as one…
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Roaming profiles stopped working on Windows 2008 R2 server after W10 anniversary update

I have a network with one W2008 R2 server (AD controller) and 20 Windows10 workstations. The workstations gradually update to this year W10 (1607) - at the moment 7 of 20 are updated - and immediately after that they stop synchronize user roaming…
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Running Net Stop unelevated

First of all, this is one of those borderline questions between serverfault and superuser. In the end, I decided it belonged here because of the fact that most aspects of it revolve around a domain environment. As another Caveat, this is a very…
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(How) Can I change the location of the local profile storage (C:\Users) in a roaming profile RDS environment?

Setup: 1 File Server and 2 Terminal Servers (RDS Hosts), 1 Domain Roaming Profiles are set to \WS2008R2\PROFILES\ Local Profile storage as per default is in C:\Users Relevant Software: Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Standard (64-bit) Microsoft Outlook…
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Windows 7 delete fingerprint from profile

I'm facing the following situation: I have a computer, joined to an AD with roaming profiles and with fingerprint logon enabled. A problem with a user profile had me delete the said profile and recreate it. The problem is that the fingerprint device…
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Trouble with roaming profiles and temporary profiles

So, here is the deal: rds sessions hosts (2k8r2) in a farm roaming profiles on a dfs share A domain user (with a roaming profile setting) logs on a rds session host and this happens: Windows cannot find the local profile and is logging you on…
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RDS 2012 Outlook Roaming Profile

I have a RDS collection with one sever in it with about 50 existing profiles, since day one we have had roaming profiles set-up and folder redirection. I have just added another RD host to the collection for load balancing and it seems the Outlook…
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Multiple profiles with Single AD Domain

I have problem with setting up multiple user profiles with single domain controller I have 3 terminal server for each 3 company and I have single domain controller for all companies(because they all use single mail @company.com). I want to setup 3…
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Win 7, Roaming Users, Start Menu, All Programs, other user account folders shown

This is a screen capture of when the Win 7 workstation on a domain is clicked on All Programs, it shows other username folders. The folders can be clicked and it's content viewed and opened. Is this because the network share where roaming user…
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