Error Message When Using Roaming Profiles Stored on Macintosh Volume

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

A user with roaming profiles stored on a computer running Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 4 and Services for Macintosh may receive the following error message when he or she logs on:

Your locally stored profile is newer than your roaming profile. Would you like to use the locally stored profile?

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the user's server-based profile path is located on a Macintosh volume.

RESOLUTION

To prevent this issue from occurring, do not store roaming profiles on a Macintosh volume.

MORE INFORMATION

A simple example of this behavior is:

• A Macintosh volume located on D:\Profiles.



• Roaming profiles stored in \\Server\Profiles\Username.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbenv NTSrv 
Version           : winnt:4.0 SP4
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: April 21, 1999