XCLN: Using Exchange Windows NT Client With Windows NT Mandatory Profile (158634)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client 4.0
This article was previously published under Q158634 SYMPTOMS
After you install the Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client on a Windows NT
Workstation computer using mandatory Windows NT profiles, you are unable to
save Exchange profile information. You can use the Exchange Profile Wizard
to create a profile and may be able to access your mail, but once you log
off Windows NT Workstation, all the Exchange profile settings are lost.
Subsequently, when you log on to Windows NT Workstation and you start
Exchange Client, the Exchange Profile Wizard starts.
CAUSE
On a computer running Windows NT workstation, Exchange profile information
is kept in the registry. The purpose of mandatory Windows NT profiles is to
prohibit the user from modifying the registry.
RESOLUTION
To use mandatory Windows NT profiles with Exchange Client, a unique user
profile file (.usr) must be created for each Exchange user. This file is
kept on the Windows NT server in the same location as the mandatory
profile. This filename must also be referenced in User Manager for Domains
within the User Properties for the user/Profile/User Profile Path. The user
must log on and create an Exchange profile and then log off Windows NT;
this will save the profile information to the registry and to the .usr
file.
When the Exchange profile information is saved in the .usr file, the
mandatory profile can be reinstated. To do this, rename the .usr file to a
.man extension and reference this file in the User Profile Path described
above.
To work around the problem, run the Microsoft Exchange utility Newprof.exe
from the Windows NT login script with a Default.prf configured with profile
information, including the Exchange Server name and the user's mailbox.
Newprof.exe can be placed in the Startup program group, or it can be run
from a batch file or login script so that a new Exchange profile is created
automatically each time the user logs on to Windows NT.
NOTE: No specific profile information can be saved by the user as long as
mandatory profiles are in use.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/28/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB158634 |
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