Roaming profile

[Gloryhound]

Hi all.. How do I create a roaming profile that is stored on the server and can be logged onto any computer on the network. From this log on profile I should be able to access all the same personal files and such. I know it can be done, just been ages sense I did anything like it and I would appreciate a point in the right direction.

 

[pgaliardo]

Fairly simple - 2 step process. Create a share on a file server to hold the profiles. In AD Users and Computers, point the user the share.

Example:
On a server called FileServer1 create a share called users then a subdirectory called {username}.

Follow the following article to copy your local profile to a roaming profile.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/243420/en-us

In AD User and Computers, go to the properties of the user and go to the Profile tab. In the profile path type in
\\FileServer1\users\{username}

If you need to set up a lot of users, you can use the
%username% variable.