Al-Quds University
Computer Engineering
Student : Mohammad zeidan
ID : 21411566
[Link] Hammamreh
[Link] El-Aaraj
Experiment 6 : Managing User Profile
Introduction:
The system creates a user profile the first
time that a user logs on to a computer. At
subsequent logons, the system loads the
user's profile, and then other system
components configure the user's
environment according to the information in
the profile.
Types of User Profiles:
Local User Profiles. A local user profile is
created the first time that a user logs on
to a computer. The profile is stored on the
computer's local hard disk. Changes made
to the local user profile are specific to the
user and to the computer on which the
changes are made.
Roaming User Profiles. A roaming user
profile is a copy of the local profile that is
copied to, and stored on, a server share.
This profile is downloaded to any
computer that a user logs onto on a
network. Changes made to a roaming user
profile are synchronized with the server
copy of the profile when the user logs off.
The advantage of roaming user profiles is
that users do not need to create a profile
on each computer they use on a network.
Mandatory User Profiles. A mandatory
user profile is a type of profile that
administrators can use to specify settings
for users. Only system administrators can
make changes to mandatory user profiles.
Changes made by users to desktop
settings are lost when the user logs off.
User profiles provide the following
advantages:
When the user logs on to a computer, the
system uses the same settings that were in
use when the user last logged off.
When sharing a computer with other
users, each user receives their customized
desktop after logging on.
Settings in the user profile are unique to
each user. The settings cannot be accessed
by other users. Changes made to one
user's profile do not affect other users or
other users' profiles.
Objective:
[Link] local user profile
[Link] Roming user profile
[Link] Mandatory user profile
[Link] home folders on a server
Procedure:
Local User Profiles:
Windows security requires a user profile for
each user account on a computer. The
system automatically creates a local user
profile for each user when the user logs on
to the computer for the first time. The
system automatically maintains the settings
for each user's work environment in a user
profile on the local computer.
Windows Vista and later: User profiles are
managed through the User Accounts control
panel item.
Windows 2003 and Windows XP: To copy or
delete a user profile, select System from the
Control Panel, then the Advanced tab, and
then the Settings button in the User
Profile area.
The user's profile is not loaded automatically
when the user is logged on using
the LogonUser function. To load a user
profile programmatically, use
the LoadUserProfile function. To unload a
user profile loaded by LoadUserProfile, call
the UnloadUserProfile function.
Roaming User Profiles:
If a computer is running Windows 2003
Server or later on a network, users can store
their profiles on the server. These profiles
are called roaming user profiles.
Roaming user profiles have the following
advantages:
Automatic resource availability. A user's
unique profile is automatically available
when he or she logs on to any computer
on the network. Users do not need to
create a profile on each computer they
use on a network.
Simplified computer replacement and
backup. When a user's computer must be
replaced, it can be replaced easily because
all of the user's profile information is
maintained separately on the network,
independent of an individual computer.
When the user logs on to the new
computer for the first time, the server
copy of the user's profile is copied to the
new computer.
The user's profile is not loaded automatically
when the user is logged on using
the LogonUser function. To load a roaming
user profile programmatically, use
the LoadUserProfile function. To unload a
roaming user profile loaded
by LoadUserProfile, call
the UnloadUserProfile function.
Mandatory User Profiles:
A mandatory user profile is a special type of
pre-configured roaming user profile that
administrators can use to specify settings for
users. With mandatory user profiles, a user
can modify his or her desktop, but the
changes are not saved when the user logs
off. The next time the user logs on, the
mandatory user profile created by the
administrator is downloaded. There are two
types of mandatory profiles: normal
mandatory profiles and super-
mandatory profiles.
User profiles become mandatory profiles
when the administrator renames the
[Link] file (the registry hive) on the
server to [Link]. The .man extension
causes the user profile to be a read-only
profile.
User profiles become super-mandatory when
the folder name of the profile path ends
in .man; for example,
\\server\share\[Link]\.
Super-mandatory user profiles are similar to
normal mandatory profiles, with the
exception that users who have super-
mandatory profiles cannot log on when the
server that stores the mandatory profile is
unavailable. Users with normal mandatory
profiles can log on with the locally cached
copy of the mandatory profile.
Only system administrators can make
changes to mandatory user profiles.
Counclusion:
All Windows computers support local user
profiles by default, and
the advantage of local user profiles is that
they maintain the unique desktop
environment of each user who logs on to
the computer. Local user profiles thus
enable several users to share the same
computer while keeping their
own user settings and data.
