COMMAND
Roaming Profiles
SYSTEMS AFFECTED
NAV 7.x for Corp. Edition
PROBLEM
Peter Heath found following. When the user logs off, the newer
roaming profile will NOT be uploaded to the PDC every time, only
once in while? Admin seems to have no problems, but a Domain User
has to log OFF/ON a number of times in the same session (day)
before it's uploaded. On the \\Local\Winnt\Profile folder and
the \\PDC\Profile$ folder, the permissions are as follows:
Everyone:Full, System:Full and Administrator:Full. The "Access
this computer from the Network" includes the Everyone Group.
Sometimes a user can go days/weeks without their roaming profile
be uploaded. Sometimes the profile is uploaded 2 days in row and
then go a week without an upload? Very puzzling.
SOLUTION
Symantec has confirmed (see link below) this to be a problem.
Symantec's NAV Enterprise Solution 4.0 & 4.01 (SSC 4.0 & NAV
Corp. Ed. 7.0/7.01) are interfering with NT's logoff process and
prevents, in most cases, the Roaming Profile from being uploaded
to the PDC.
Note: Symantec's NAV Enterprise Solution 4.01 was rushed out to
their Upgrade Insurance Program customers because NAV Enterprise
Solution 4.0 was causing all sorts of problems. Looks like the
problems still exist (see link):
http://servicenews.symantec.com/cgi-bin/browse.cgi?group=symantec.support.network.nortonantivirus.corporateversion7&product=nav&mini_version=nav7%2Dce&