Patent ID: 7158977

Claim:
A computer implemented method of managing a client profile, said method comprising: automatically sending a client request to a computing device in an autonomic computing environment without intervention from a user, the client request including a request for master profile information, wherein the computing device is adapted to identify the master profile information using client properties included in the client request, wherein the client properties are selected from the group consisting of a client location and a user functionality description; receiving the master profile information from the computing device in the autonomic computing environment without informing the user, wherein the master profile information corresponds to a master profile and includes a master profile location; in response to receiving the master profile information from the computing device, comparing a revision time of an existing profile with a revision time of the master profile; determining whether to retrieve the master profile based upon the comparing; in response to the determining, automatically retrieving the master profile using the master profile location in the autonomic computing environment without intervention from the user; and in response to retrieving the master profile, using the master profile for performing one or more computing tasks.