Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 User Manual

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24 Microsoft Windows NT Server White Paper

will open to the profile directory used by that account.

3. If you don’t know when the user last logged on, look for the NTuser.dat file

with a time and date stamp that matches the Modified date displayed in

the User Profiles property page.

Copying Profiles

Use the User Profiles Copy To button to copy existing profiles from the local

machine to another profile directory on the same machine or to a remote

server where server-based User Profiles are stored. The Copy To dialog box

(see the figure below) performs two functions. First, the Copy profile to option

provides a Browse button that enables you to view local and remote drives to

select the directory where the profile should be copied. In addition, the dialog

provides a Permitted to Use option that allows you to select the user account

or group that has permission to use the profile.

When the permissions are written to the profile, they are stored in the

NTuser.xxx file. When a new profile is created, the user that created the profile

is given permission to use that profile. However, those with administrator per-

missions can use the Change button or the Registry Editor to change these

permissions.

When you click the Browse button, the following dialog box appears. It is

important to note that this dialog does not allow you to create directories. You

must create the required directories before you copy the profile.

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