Re: Managing User Profiles With Group Policies

From: Seeker (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 08:44:14 -0500

You can copy the Administrator's profile over the user's profile; go to
Control Panel>System>Advanced, and click on 'settings' under 'User
Profiles'. Select the administrator's profile and click on 'copy to'; then
browse to C:\Documents and Settings\TargetUserProfile (which would be the
user you want to get the admin's settings).

Keep in mind that the user would then get the Admin's profile, but will not
inherit administrative rights. To be safe, perform the operation on a test
user and see what it gets you first.

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:15dca01c4169d$bb1e53e0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you for your quick response. The policies are being
> applied to both user profile and the machine. When I log
> in as admin I don't understand how I can change settings
> in another users profile on my pc. If ex. testguy logs
> into my machine, his IE is locked and has no control
> panel. When I am logged in as admin, all my stuff works.
> How can I change testguys settings logged in as me(admin)?
> >-----Original Message-----
> >There are two issues here; one is whether the policy is
> user based or
> >machine based. If user based, then yes an Administrator
> can log in and
> >change settings; however these would be temporary since
> the next time the
> >user logs in he would be locked out again. You have not
> mentioned it but I
> >gather that you intend to copy the administrator's
> profile onto the users'
> >for the changes to stick?
> >
> >If the policy is machine based, again you can override
> temporarily the with
> >a local Admin account (run secpol.msc), but the Group
> Policy would come back
> >next time the system restarts.
> >
> >Also look on the Group Policy on the Domain Controller
> and see what OU it is
> >applicable to; it may give you more ideas.
> >
> >"Ronnie" <randersen@ci.livonia.mi.us> wrote in message
> >news:15bcb01c4168b$e4af1080$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Is it possible to manage a user profile that is locked
> >> down by group policies logged in as an administrator?
> >> For instance:
> >> UserA is locked down using group policies from a Windows
> >> 2000 network. The Control Panel is locked out and also
> >> Internet Explorer properties. Can an administrator log
> >> on to UserA's computer and make adjustments to the
> >> settings in UserA's profile that are locked out by the
> >> group policies?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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