roaming profile

[themanwhowas]

so i create a new user in active directory and set the profile path to \\server\share\%username%. i log in with the user and the folder on the share is created as it should be and the roaming profile works fine.

I would like to rename NTUSER.DAT to NTUSER.MAN but when i try to access the profile folder access is denied to administrator. I can take ownership and set permissions for administrator, allowing me to change the file name but then the user cant use the roaming profile. Even if i revert the permissions to how they were the user still cant use the roaming profile.

I have tried changing ownership to the user, system and creator owner but nothing is solving this problem. The only way i can get the user to use a roaming profile is to create a new profile path, thus creating a new profile folder.

So how do i rename NTUSER?

thanks

[ua549]

Look here.

[themanwhowas]

the link pretty much tells me to name the profile path as \\server\share\%username%.man. doing this means that the profile cant be created as to create the profile folder would be modifying it.

So i created the profile path as normal and logged in with the user so the profile folder is created. i then changed the profile path settings to \\server\share\%username%.man and again i could not log in. Tells me that the roaming profile cant be loaded. loading the local profile instead but no changes will be saved

[ua549]

Have you tried it when logged into the domain as the user you are trying to change or using the runas command?

[themanwhowas]

i have tried accessing the folder as administrator while the user is both logged in and logged out (not at the same time obviously) and have tried accessing the folder in command prompt using runas but the user with the roaming profile doesnt have interactive permissions and i'd rather keep it that way. Im thinking that as administrator i take ownership, grant myself full control and modify NTUSER.DAT. i then remove permissions for administrator and give ownership to someone. ive tried giving it to system, creator owner and the user in question but while logging in i get an error. maybe give permission to someone else? batch or something?

thanks for helping btw