You cannot use a Group Policy setting to set the same mandatory profile for all the Terminal Services users in Windows Server 2003 (908011)

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Windows Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.Windows Server 2003, 32-bit versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement	Service branch
System.adm	Not Applicable	1,514,106	07-Oct-2005	22:24	Not Applicable	None	RTMQFE
Winlogon.exe	5.2.3790.421	497,664	08-Oct-2005	00:49	x86	None	RTMQFE
Licdll.dll	5.2.3790.2544	449,536	08-Oct-2005	05:39	x86	SP1	SP1QFE
System.adm	Not Applicable	1,765,488	07-Oct-2005	22:25	Not Applicable	SP1	SP1QFE
Winlogon.exe	5.2.3790.2544	509,440	08-Oct-2005	01:40	x86	SP1	SP1QFE

Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement	Service branch
Licdll.dll	5.2.3790.2544	736,256	07-Oct-2005	18:16	x64	SP1	SP1QFE
System.adm	Not Applicable	1,765,488	07-Oct-2005	18:16	Not Applicable	SP1	SP1QFE
Winlogon.exe	5.2.3790.2544	923,136	07-Oct-2005	18:16	x64	SP1	SP1QFE

Windows Server 2003, Itanium-based versions

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement	Service branch
System.adm	Not Applicable	1,514,106	07-Oct-2005	18:15	Not Applicable	None	RTMQFE
Winlogon.exe	5.2.3790.421	641,024	07-Oct-2005	18:15	IA-64	None	RTMQFE
System.adm	Not Applicable	1,765,488	07-Oct-2005	18:15	Not Applicable	SP1	SP1QFE
Winlogon.exe	5.2.3790.2544	681,472	07-Oct-2005	18:15	IA-64	SP1	SP1QFE

MORE INFORMATION

This hotfix implements a new Do not append the user name to the profile path policy setting. This policy setting has the following path:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Terminal Services

This policy setting specifies whether Terminal Services uses a specified network path for roaming user profiles.

You can use this policy setting to specify a shared location where the profiles are stored. You can also let users use the same profile on all the terminal servers in an organizational unit. By default, Terminal Services stores all user profiles locally on the server that has Terminal Services enabled.

To use this policy setting, type the path of the shared location. When you specify the path, use the following form:

\\Computername\Sharename

Do not specify a placeholder for the user alias. Terminal Services automatically appends the user alias when the user logs on. If the shared location does not exist, Terminal Services displays an error message on the server and stores the user profiles locally.

If the status of this policy setting is set to Enabled, Terminal Services uses the specified path as the root directory for all the user profiles. The profiles themselves are located in subdirectories that are named as the alias of each user. If the status is set to Disabled or Not Configured, user profiles are stored locally on the server unless the server administrator specifies otherwise.

Note The roaming profiles that are specified with this policy setting apply only to Terminal Services connections. A user may also have a Windows roaming profile. In a Terminal Services session, the Terminal Services roaming profile always takes precedence.

If the Do not append the user name to the profile path check box is selected, Terminal Services does not automatically append the user name when the user logs on. We recommend that you set this option only if you want to specify a mandatory profile for all the Terminal Services users.

The Do not append the user name to the profile path policy setting is based on the following registry entry:

Registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services

Registry entry name: WFDontAppendUserNameToProfile
Registry entry type: REG_DWORD
Values: 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled)
Default value: 0

For more information about the terminology that is used in this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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