Published: May 12, 2010

The User Profile Service is a shared service in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 that enables the creation and management of user profiles that can be accessed from multiple sites and farms. Administration of User Profile Service applications is much simpler in SharePoint Server 2010 and can be delegated to a service application administrator by the farm administrator. For more information, see About service applications and services (SharePoint Server 2010).

The recommended tasks for administering the User Profile Service are described in the following articles:

• Create, edit, or delete a User Profile service application (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Assign administration of a User Profile service application (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Assign administration of User Profile service features (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Assign administration of user profiles (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Remove an administrator from a User Profile service application (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Add, edit, or delete custom properties for a user profile (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Manage audiences (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Manage profile synchronization (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Manage My Sites settings (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Enable or disable personal and social features for users or groups (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Resolve accounts across multiple forests (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Managing personal and social features (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• User Profile Replication Engine overview (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  
• Configure policy settings on user profile properties and personal and social features (SharePoint Server 2010)
  
  

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