Streamed user profiles policy settings
This section contains policy settings that specify how Profile Management processes streamed user profiles.
Always cache
This setting specifies whether Profile Management caches streamed files as soon as possible after a user logs on. Caching files after a user logs on saves network bandwidth, enhancing the user experience.
Use this setting with the Profile streaming setting.
By default, this setting is disabled and streamed files aren’t cached as soon as possible after a user logs on.
If this setting isn’t configured here, the value from the .ini file is used.
If this setting is configured neither here nor in the .ini file, it is disabled.
Always cache size
This setting specifies a lower limit, in MB, on the size of files that are streamed. Profile Management caches any files in this size or larger as soon as possible after a user logs on.
By default, the value is set to 0 (zero) and the cache entire profile feature is used. When the cache entire profile feature is enabled, Profile Management fetches all profile contents in the user store, after a user logs on, as a background task.
If this setting isn’t configured here, the value from the .ini file is used.
If this setting is configured neither here nor in the .ini file, it is disabled.
Profile streaming
This setting enables and disables the Citrix streamed user profiles feature. When enabled, profile files and folders are fetched from the user store to the local computer only when users access them after logon. Registry entries and files in the pending area are fetched immediately.
By default, profile streaming is disabled.
If this setting isn’t configured here, the value from the .ini file is used.
If this setting is configured neither here nor in the .ini file, it is disabled.
Streamed user profile groups
This setting specifies which user profiles within an OU are streamed, based on Windows user groups.
When enabled, only user profiles within the specified user groups are streamed. All other user profiles are processed normally.
By default, this setting is disabled and all user profiles within an OU are processed normally.
If this setting isn’t configured here, the value from the .ini file is used.
If this setting is configured neither here nor in the .ini file, all user profiles are processed.
Enable profile streaming exclusion
When profile streaming exclusion is enabled:
- Profile Management does not stream folders in the exclusion list
- All the folders are fetched immediately from the user store to the local computer when a user logs on
For more information, see Stream user profiles.
Timeout for pending area lock files
This setting specifies the number of days after which users’ files are written back to the user store from the pending area, if the user store remains locked when its storage server becomes unresponsive. This behavior prevents bloat in the pending area and ensures that the user store always contains the most up-to-date files.
By default, this setting is set to 1 (one) day.
If this setting isn’t configured here, the value from the .ini file is used.
If this setting is configured neither here nor in the .ini file, the default value is used.
Enable profile streaming for pending area
Lets you enable the profile streaming feature for files and folders in the pending area.
The pending area is used to ensure profile consistency while profile streaming is enabled. It temporarily stores profile files and folders changed in concurrent sessions.
By default, this policy is disabled, and all files and folders in the pending area are fetched to the local profile on logon. With this policy enabled, files in the pending area are fetched to the local profile only when they are requested. Use the policy with the Profile streaming policy to ensure optimal logon experience in concurrent session scenarios.
The policy applies to folders in the pending area when the Enable profile streaming for folders policy is enabled.