permissions on Profiles folder

[fredmaine]

I have to create a Profiles folder on a Win 2003 server, for roaming profiles.

Microsoft's instructions for setting up roaming profiles tells you to create the folder (i.e. D:\Profiles) but says nothing about the NTFS permissions that are required.

I can tell you that on my server the default permissions don't work.

A profile for a user should be created automatically the first time they log in. My users get a "can't load profile" message, and the folder (D:\Profiles\username) is not created.

I have another server on a different network where it works properly but the vendor just put wide open full permissions on \Profiles there - and I don't want to do that.

Does anyone know the correct permissions for \Profiles?

 

[scottew]

This should help you out

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757013(WS.10).aspx

 

[elqboy]

you have to add everyone to read and write to the profile folder, or add this permissions to the groups of users with roaming profile. The folders under the profile folder will only be accessible by the user that create then (this are done automatically when user log in). So don't worry about data integrity here. Even the administrator wont have access to this folder by default, but in case you have to view any information under any of this folder, you can always take ownership as an administrator that you are...

 

[fredmaine]

Thanks folks, exactly what I needed.
Fred