An administrator has configured an EUC environment and wants to ensure a standard user configuration...

A Mandatory Profile is a read-only user profile (.man) that is pre-configured by an administrator.9 When a user logs in, the system copies this profile to create the session environment.

Crucially, any changes the user makes during the session (such as wallpaper, icons, or settings) are discarded when the user logs off. This ensures that every time the user logs in, they receive the exact same standard user configuration ("at the beginning of each session"), preventing configuration drift. Roaming and Container profiles are designed to retain user settings, which contradicts the requirement for a standardized start state.