Folder redirection and roaming profiles make for slow login

From: Dan Walker (danjwalker_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:45:05 -0000

Hi,

Setup: 2003 server standard, using DHCP, DNS, WINS, ICA Server, Exchange
Server, XP Pro SP2 (1 server, 35 client machines, 180 users, 100Mbit
network)

I have just inherited a school network that currently uses mandatory
profiles.

All works fine but it is a bit boaring. Everybodies desktop looks the same,
My documents does not exist (is drive U: instead), applications keep asking
the same questions and favorites are not remembered.

I thought it would be nice for staff to have a roaming profile, so they
could get all the benefits of XP profiles. Also, it would be mad setting up
a roaming profile without using folder redirection. I do the redirection as
normal using group policy.

Here is the problem: when I have all this setup, it is very slow (about 4
minutes) to login. All is ok until the user presses enter after typing the
username and password. With the folder redirection policy disabled, the
login is very fast (a few seconds).

With the folder redirection - I do 3 - that is, Desktop, App data and My
docs.

DNS does not seem bad as it is set as a scope option in DHCP.

Any ideas pls?

Thanks

Dan

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Taking over Operations Master / DC roles
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    ... I have just inherited a school network that currently uses mandatory ... could get all the benefits of XP profiles. ... DNS does not seem bad as it is set as a sope option in DHCP. ...
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  • Re: Final step?
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  • Re: Strange AD and DNS Error
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