AD authentication to generic profiles

[Geates]

Hi all,

I work in a medical institution. We have an situation where users login into a mobile thin client - on average, 30 users per day. As you may know, thin clients tend to have a limited flash space. This limitation causes performance issues after several users use the computer because user profiles consume this precious resource - not to mention that creating a user profile takes time.

Using a generic login (local profile) would solve performance and speed issues but users would not have proper authentication across the domain. Is there a way to have users login using their credentials but point it to a local profile?

-Geates

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[kmcferrin]

Have you looked at Mandatory Profiles?

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[Geates]

Yeah. They would still provide a one-to-one relationship and force all profiles to have the same content. I'm looking for a many-to-one solution where any user will use the same generic local profile.

[tt]
One-to-one:
User Profile
djones c:\documents and settings\djones
bclutter c:\documents and settings\bclutter
tgarbe c:\documents and settings\tgarbe

Many-to-One:
User Profile
djones c:\documents and settings\user
bclutter c:\documents and settings\user
tgarbe c:\documents and settings\user
[/tt]

-Geates

"I hope I can feel and see the change - stop the bleed inside a feel again. Cut the chain of lies you've been feeding my veins; I've got nothing to say to you!"
-Infected Mushroom

"I do not offer answers, only considerations."
- Geates's Disclaimer