Profiles

I'd like to create a profile "template" more or less for a group of users
I'll be adding. I'd also like it to be a roaming profile so that they have
the same settings, favorites, etc. whereever they logon.

I've never really used by Windows 2000 server for anything other than
webhosting and e-mail, so I'm not sure how to do this.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Glenn wrote:
> I'd like to create a profile "template" more or less for a group of
> users I'll be adding. I'd also like it to be a roaming profile so
> that they have the same settings, favorites, etc. whereever they
> logon.
>
> I've never really used by Windows 2000 server for anything other than
> webhosting and e-mail, so I'm not sure how to do this.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.

Some stuff you should know when managing a multi-user environment:

How To Create a Custom Default User Profile
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=319974

HOW TO: Create and Configure User Accounts in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=279783

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove Special Permissions for Files and
Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308419

Doug's Windows XP Security Console
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm

Windows XP is a multi-user OS, even when used by one person only, the
fundamentals don't change.

Documents and Settings is the directory that contains your user
information/documents/etc. It also contains a few extra directories used by
Windows.

One is "Default User" - This is used whenever a new account is created. It
bases the initial setup of that account off this directory.

Another is "All Users" - This is used by.. all users. If you want something
to appear on the desktop of every user of the machine, you put it on this
users desktop (in the desktop folder.) Etc.

You may also see "Administrator" - depending on your setup, this is the
original administrator user and if you know that account's password, you
should leave him alone and use him only in an emergency.

You could also (if you have it where you can see ALL files) see
"LocalService" and "NetworkService" folders. These are service accounts,
normally unused by the standard user.

Roaming would imply you have someway of creating the roaming profiles?

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