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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/PROFILES.txt b/docs/textdocs/PROFILES.txt index 88fdece5164..978a223ef67 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/PROFILES.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/PROFILES.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ Contributors: Bruce Cook <BC3-AU@bigfoot.com> Copyright (C) 1998 Bruce Cook - John Terpestra <samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au> - Copyright (C) 1998 John H. Terpestra + John Terpstra <samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au> + Copyright (C) 1998 John H. Terpstra Wolfgang Ratzka <ratzka@hrz.uni-marburg.de> Copyright (C) 1998 Wolfgang Ratzka @@ -125,6 +125,19 @@ machine. the user doesn't get whatever happened last on the machine, the user will get a fairly minimalist configuration. +[[jht: +When a Win95 machine logs onto a Windows NT Domain the Win95 machine looks +for the presence of a file called Config.Pol in the following location: + \\"Authenticating Server"\NETLOGON +It reads this file and uses it to ammend both the desktop environment as well +as the file %WinDir%\Profiles\%USERNAME%\User.DAT. As with Windows NT, on log +out this file gets written back to the profile server into the %USERNAME% +directory in the profile share. + +It is thus possible to share a common desktop profile between Windows NT and +Windows 9x. +:jht]] + 4. There are a *LOT* of reasons that the 'doze machine might not find USER.DAT and therefore default to a prototype. @@ -209,6 +222,11 @@ The standard registry files are: Security - Domain/Machine releated User Rights & Privs. SAM - the Security Access Manager database (ie:Passwords etc.) +[[jht: +The SAM and Security files are the only files that get synchronised between +Windows NT Domain Controllers. +:jht]] + These are used by EVERYTHING!! When a user logs in the following files get checked: @@ -218,6 +236,13 @@ When a user logs in the following files get checked: from (1) above - if available. 3) %SystemRoot%\Policies\%UserName%\NTUser.DAT +[[jht: +The System Policy Editor on Windows NT can be used to create both the +Windows 95 "Config.Pol" file, as well as the Windows NT "NTConfig.Pol" +file. To create the Windows 95 policy file you MUST load the Windows 95 +policy template BEFORE creating the Config.Pol file. +:jht]] + The later, is first obtained from a profile server if the User_Init_Info passed from the Domain Logon Server specifies use of a roaming profile. If item (3) does NOT exist and/or NO default profile is available one gets |