Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 96)

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Call made to check
server profile
Check for .man extension in
profile path
Flag as mandatory
Start timer, check the existence of
the profile path, and after
completion, stop timer
No
Yes
Directory File Nothing Access denied error
Windows NT 3.5x
profile found. Generate
Windows NT 4.0 profile
and return to original
flowchart
Directory found with
Windows NT 4.0 profile.
Return to original
flowchart
Does
profile
path end
in .usr or
.man?
Attempt to create the
directory and return to
original flowchart
No
Append .pds or .pdm as
appropriate and look again
-- what was found?
Yes
Return error to
the client
Directory Nothing/Failed
Directory found
with Windows
NT 4.0 profile.
Return to
original
flowchart
Check for slow
link
Deny logon
No
Yes
Try to create
directory
Use default profile
and return to
original flowchart
Use cached profile
and return to
original flowchart
Yes No
Determine type and
version of profile
Is it
.man?
Flowchart 4. User Logon – Accessing Server-based Profile