Cached Roaming Profiles Occupy Large Amount of Disk Space on Terminal Server (245176)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
This article was previously published under Q245176

SYMPTOMS

When you use a roaming profile to connect to a server running Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition, you may find a duplicate copy of your roaming profile cached on the server. If this occurs with the profiles of all the Terminal Server users on your network, you may use a large amount of disk space on the server.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the system policy of the Terminal Server is configured to cache copies of roaming profiles.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, modify the system policy of the Terminal Server:

  1. At the server, start System Policy Editor.
  2. On the File menu, click Open Registry.
  3. Double-click Local Computer.
  4. Click Windows NT User Profiles.
  5. Click Delete cached copies of roaming profiles, and then click OK.
  6. Quit System Policy Editor, clicking Yes to save the policy changes to the registry.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/29/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB245176
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