|
6.6.1.2 Mandatory User Profiles
A mandatory profile is similar to a roaming user profile except that it does not save any changes a user made
to the profile when the user logs off from the network. It is thus a read-only roaming user profile. Windows
Server 2003 allows an administrator to assign one mandatory user profile to multiple users who require the
same desktop settings. This means that when the administrator changes one profile, he or she changes the
desktop environment for several users.
The Ntuser.dat file, which is a hidden file located in the folder that contains the profile, contains that section
of the Windows Server 2003 system settings that applies to the individual user account, and the user
environment settings. By renaming the file to Ntuser.man the administrator makes the file read-only and
thus mandatory.
|