OSX Server profile losing access to CS2 filters

Hi all,
I'm managing a Mac Lab at a high school. Yesterday two students lost access to PS CS2 profiles... only a few were available to them, not the whole standard set.
I fixed it by creating new profiles for the students. I got a call today from the instructor to learn that two more students have lost access to their filter set.
Trashing the PS preferences did not solve the problem. Does anyone know why this would happen. The fix appears to be creating a new profile within OSX Server Workgroup manager... but I need to track down why this is happening seeing as how it looks to be spreading through the directory of students.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Alan

Hi Ramon,
Sorry it took so long to get back to you. The e-mail notification that you posted went into my Junk email folder...
We are using roaming profiles in OSX Server. The user logs onto their iMac and the Server loads their working environment onto the computer.
The filter set I'm talking about is the stock filters that come with PS CS2. The students who are having problems only have access (or are allowed to use) a few of those stock filters.
I'm sure that something is corrupting the student's preferences within PS... but trashing the preferences doesn't fix the issue. Only when I create a whole new student profile within OSX Server does it get fixed. But it is happening to more students, so I am trying to get a handle on why/how it is happening.
Thanks for your reply.
Cheers,
Alan

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