Hello Martin,
Thanks for the correct path. Did you check on a problem client where it doesn't
work with gpresult /v that the GPO is applied and with RSOP.msc that the
settigns are also listed?
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> Hello Meinolf,
>
> not exactly the wording, but similar effect:
>
> Administrative Templates\System\User Profiles: Log users off when
> roaming profile fails
> (HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System!P rofileErrorAction)
>
> DESCRIPTION: Logs a user off automatically when the system cannot load
> the user's roaming user profile. This setting is used when the system
> cannot find the roaming user profile or the profile contains errors
> which prevent it from loading correctly.
>
> Best regards
>
> Martin
>
> --
>
> On 2 Feb., 10:50, Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Martin,
>>
>> Which GPO do you mean exactly for "logoff when network is
>> unreachable"? I can't find it.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
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>>> Hi Phillip,
>>>
>>> No, the procedure is understandable and clear to me.
>>>
>>> BACKGROUND: A local copy of the server profile is not the problem.
>>> But I don't want to save this profile for next restart. So you can
>>> set in the GPO that the profile will be deleted after logoff. But
>>> that doesn't always work. Sometimes there are some files which
>>> Windows could not delete and so you get duplicate folders (e.g.
>>> Username, Username.0001, Username.0002,.). We already installed
>>> "User Profile Hive Cleanup Service", but sometimes Windows still
>>> can't delete the profile-folder after logoff. For this case our
>>> script is working perfectly and will remove these folders.
>>>
>>>> The reason you get that warning message is because it is exactly
>>>> true,...it really is going to do exactly what it says,...and you
>>>> cannot change it.
>>>>
>>> Okay, thank you very much. Everything else is working fine. I
>>> thought it's possible to deactivate this warning message.
>>>
>>> I know there is an alternative way by using the GPO (logoff when
>>> network is unreachable), but this not working on our clients. Wenn
>>> the network is not available the computer shoukd automatically
>>> shutdown after logon. This is why we're using this confusing way.
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Sorry simple english. Thank you very much.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Martin
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> On 1 Feb., 15:58, "Phillip Windell" <philwind...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think you misunderstand what you have and what it is really
>>>> Doing.
>>>>
>>>> It just isn't possible to not have profiles at all locally. The
>>>> closest you can come to that is with Folder Redirection and it only
>>>> applies to parts of the profile (ex. can't include browser
>>>> favorites).
>>>>
>>>> It is always going to copy the remote profile to the local machine
>>>> and is going to run from there. It doesn't matter if a script
>>>> deletes it on shutdown because it will be recreated when the user
>>>> logs back in. Also using Manditory profiles is no different.
>>>> Also making it not save changes permanently doesn't change
>>>> anything,...in fact that is really doing the same thing as your
>>>> "script",...so your script is redundant.
>>>>
>>>> The reason you get that warning message is because it is exactly
>>>> true,...it really is going to do exactly what it says,...and you
>>>> cannot change it.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Phillip Windell
>>>> The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or
>>>> Microsoft, or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
>>>> -----------------------------------------------------
>>>> "Martin Eichhorn" <eichhorn.antis...@googlemail.com> wrote in
>>>> message
>>>>
>>>> news:075a3a6a-c592-4854-9189-
>>>> om ...
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Meinolf,
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks for your prompt response.
>>>>>
>>>>> You're right. We are using roaming profiles (stored on the server)
>>>>> and the message appears, when no network connection is available.
>>>>> After logon an user profile will generated on the local machine by
>>>>> means of "Default User" in C:\Documents and Settings\. After a
>>>>> specified time the computer will automatically reboot
>>>>> (shutdown-script in autostart), because we don't want any local
>>>>> logons. After reboot/shutdown local created profiles will be
>>>>> deleted automatically by a script.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know it's a little bit confusing to understand why we're doing
>>>>> it on this way. We just want a profile on the server, which is
>>>>> used on several machines. We don't want to configure or update
>>>>> every profile on each machine. Changes on the profile will not be
>>>>> saved. If the network is unreachable, we don't want that the user
>>>>> is able to work with his local profile. Everything should be
>>>>> restricted expect some programmes we defined.
>>>>>
>>>>> (For better understanding this is a terminal in a class room with
>>>>> restricted access.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Everything working as planned. The only unlovely thing is that the
>>>>> user see the warning message when the network is unavailable
>>>>> (create locale profile). Maybe it's possible to blanking this
>>>>> message?
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Martin
>>>>>
>>>>> On 29 Jan., 19:31, Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Martin,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If i understand you correct you use roaming profiles. So this
>>>>>> message
>>>>>> appears
>>>>>> only if the network connection is not available to download the
>>>>>> profile.
>>>>>> Even if you safe the profiles on a server share, there is still a
>>>>>> local
>>>>>> profile
>>>>>> used/created when you logon. As the profile is not to copy to the
>>>>>> local
>>>>>> machine
>>>>>> you will get this message. You MUST have a profile on the machine
>>>>>> where
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> logging on, either the roaming profile or a local created when
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> copy
>>>>>> option
>>>>>> isn't possible.
>>>>>> If i misunderstand your question please clarify.
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Meinolf Weber
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>>>>>> and
>>>>>> confers
>>>>>> no rights.
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>>>>>>> Is it possible to disable the below-mentioned warning message on
>>>>>>> a client, if the network is unreachable? Maybe this is possible
>>>>>>> via registry or group policy?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> CLIENT: Windows XP Professional (SP3)
>>>>>>> SERVER: Windows 2003 Standard Server (SP2)
>>>>>>> INFO: We do not save roaming profiles locally on clients. So
>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> why the warning message appears. Because it's our intention, it
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> be helpful to disable the message.
>>>>>>> WARNING MESSAGE: "Windows cannot locate the server copy of your
>>>>>>> roaming profile and is attempting to log you on with your local
>>>>>>> profile. Changes to the profile will not be copied to the server
>>>>>>> when you logoff. You may receive this error message because of
>>>>>>> network problems or insufficient security rights. If this
>>>>>>> problem
>>>>>>> persists, contact your network administrator."
>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Martin
>>>>>>>
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