Replicate NTUSER.MAN to user profile location

[erinallen]

We have roaming profiles in use as well as different terminal server profiles in our environment. We want to setup a mandatory profile that gets applied to all users logging onto servers in a specific OU. We modifed the GPO for this OU so that it goes to a server location to use our profile as prescribed, but the policy appends a \%USERNAME% value at the end of the path. Because of this, we need to copy the NTUSER.MAN file to all user profile locations. We have several thousand users that may be logging into servers in this OU. Can we setup a batch file or something that automatically copies this man file to a new users profile folder?

OR maybe there is a better way to do this all together?

 

[gpastorelli]

I've done something similar but in a MUCH smaller environment (think 20 users, lol). What we did was set up a login script for each user that copied down the ntuser.man file. Then in the login script after the copy was completed we had the log back off, so the users would be required to log back on, loading the new ntuser.man. It was a little inconvenience the first time, but we made sure everyone was aware of it before it was done. Based on what you mentioned and my interpretation of it this may do the trick.

Not only should this work more efficiently but it'll save you time (write and test the script once, let it run as they log on).