How to create a Super Mandatory Profile ?

The super mandatory profile is a mandatory profile with an additional layer of security. Windows OS must successfully load the super mandatory profile or the user cannot log on to the workstation.  Windows OS will create a temporary profile for the user based on the default network user profile or the default local user profile. Windows Vista deletes temporary profiles when the user logs off. Super mandatory profiles prevent creating a temporary user profile and restrict the user from logging on, should there be any problem with finding or loading the mandatory profile.

How to create a Super Mandatory Profile

 Create a super mandatory profile

1.    Create a mandatory profile by following the Create a mandatory profile procedure.

2.    While logged on as a domain administrator, connect to the network share you created or used in step 1. This should be the share path to the roaming or mandatory user profile. For example, the share path in the test.com domain is \\finance\RUP\.

3.    Right-click the user folder for which you want to configure a super mandatory user profile. Click Rename. Add .man.v2 to the end of the folder name. Close Windows Explorer.

4.    As a domain administrator, open the Active Directory Users and Computer management console from a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP computer.

5.    Right-click the user account for which you want to configure a mandatory user profile.

6.    Click the Profile tab. Type the network path you created in step 1 in the Profile Path text box. Add .man to the end of the profile path. For example, a mandatory profile path for user1 in the contoso.com domain would be \\finance\RUP\user1.man.

You have successfully configured a super mandatory profile. Users configured with a super mandatory user profile will not save their settings back to the central server location. In addition, Windows will not allow the user to log on to the computer if the mandatory user profile fails to load.








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