roaming profile question

We use roaming profile for users. On some user's XP machine there are
multiple profile folders, such as

c:\documents and settings\<userid>
c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>
c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>.000

of course, one of them is used. Any idea why they got multiple?

Thanks.

 

On 5/13/2009 5:09 PM, Chris wrote:
> c:\documents and settings\<userid>
> c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>
> c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>.000
>
> Any idea why they got multiple?

I see the <userid>.<domain> fairly frequently when I have a domain
account name conflict with the same name as a local user account with
the same name on the system.

I am guessing that the <userid>.<domain>.### is similar as above, just
incrementally changing the directory, much like Windows will re-install
in to a windows.### directory.

If you are using roaming profiles between systems you can safely remove
the directories (usually via profiles in system properties) and allow
them to be re-created as needed.



Grant. . . .

 

Hello Chris,

Unexpected shutdown resulted in a corrupt profile or local useraccount with
the same name.

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> We use roaming profile for users. On some user's XP machine there are
> multiple profile folders, such as
>
> c:\documents and settings\<userid>
> c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>
> c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>.000
> of course, one of them is used. Any idea why they got multiple?
>
> Thanks.
>

 

When a user log in for the first time a profile must be created. It will be
called %username%

If %username% already exists in Users (or docs and settings) then .domain is
appended. Almost always seen with local administrator and domain administrator
unless they are renamed.

If that %username%.domain exist then the incrementing number is added until a
NEW folder can be created.


On Wed, 13 May 2009 15:09:01 -0700, Chris <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>We use roaming profile for users. On some user's XP machine there are
>multiple profile folders, such as
>
>c:\documents and settings\<userid>
>c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>
>c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>.000
>
>of course, one of them is used. Any idea why they got multiple?
>
>Thanks.
--
Dave Mills
There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

 

Thanks all. I got a better picture now.

"DaveMills" wrote:

> When a user log in for the first time a profile must be created. It will be
> called %username%
>
> If %username% already exists in Users (or docs and settings) then .domain is
> appended. Almost always seen with local administrator and domain administrator
> unless they are renamed.
>
> If that %username%.domain exist then the incrementing number is added until a
> NEW folder can be created.
>
>
> On Wed, 13 May 2009 15:09:01 -0700, Chris <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >We use roaming profile for users. On some user's XP machine there are
> >multiple profile folders, such as
> >
> >c:\documents and settings\<userid>
> >c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>
> >c:\documents and settings\<userid>.<domain>.000
> >
> >of course, one of them is used. Any idea why they got multiple?
> >
> >Thanks.
> --
> Dave Mills
> There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.
>