Re: i Access password weirdness

[Tom Jedrzejewicz <tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Lukas Beeler <lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 17:01, Tom Jedrzejewicz <tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > versions of the profile get out of sync.  If he has an abnormal shutdown,
> he
> > will lose all of the changes to his profile since his last log off.
>
> There should be no important data or settings in the profile anyway.
> So why worry?

The profile data and settings aren't important to us, but things like the
desktop configuration, internet favorites and saved passwords are very
important to the users.

One of the benefits of a roaming profile is that a new computer doesn't look
different to the user.  This saves IT lots of headaches when deploying new
computers or moving users.  This benefit is lost if the profiles are not
kept in sync.

Roaming profiles do not replace backups. They should be limited to a
> very small size, e.G. 20-50MB. This will keep logon times short. All
> directories that could contain data (e.g. the Documents library)
> should be redirected using folder redirection.

Agreed.


> While it is true that settings can be lost in such cases (especially
> if he signs on to other machines during this time), if you implemented
> roaming profiles properly this should not have any bigger
> consequences.


Also agreed.  A side point is that if the feature is going to be used, it
should be used well, so that it adds value instead of creating headaches.

Even when roaming profiles are standard, there are probably users (such as
the IT admins) for whom it should not be used.

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Tom Jedrzejewicz
tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx