16.Configuring Roaming Profiles

 Configuring Roaming Profiles

A computer running windows 2012 server Domain Controller.

A member server running windows server 2012 or Client running windows 7.

SYS1                                                                         SYS2

Domain Controller                                                 Member Server / Client

IP Address            10.0.0.1                                     IP Address            10.0.0.2

Subnet Mask         255.0.0.0                                  Subnet Mask         255.0.0.0

Preferred DNS      10.0.0.1                                     Preferred DNS    10.0.0.1

Steps:

1. Log on to D.C as Administrator, Open Computer ->  Go to a drive and create a shared folder roam with Everyone Read/Write permission.

2. Go to Active Directory Users and Computers -> Expand the Domain Name (MICROSOFT.COM) -> click Users -> Right click the User(User1) and select Properties and select the Profile tab.


3. Under User profile -> enter profile path as

Syntax: \\Servername\Shared Folder Name\User Name 

Example: \\SYS1\roam\user1.


4. Click Apply and OK.

Verification:

1. Login as useruser1 on Client or Member Server and create some files on the Desktop. 

2. In Control Panel search bar, type user profile, select Configure advanced user profile properties.



3. Verify for User Profile Type and Status to be Roaming.


4. Logoff this user (User1) and login on another computer with the same user (user1), we can see the files which we have created on first computer.

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