How many profiles do you have in AutoCAD > Options> Profile tab? Do people create their own, or is your company very organized and has only one?
Under Options > File, under Tool Palette File Path, you can specify network or local resources.
If you have your tool palette on the network, everyone has the same catalog (ATC), but the local AWS needs to be modified to reflect the right order.
I improted them from the network so they have the right order, but it's hard to update them. Fo rnow, I need to run from computer to computer and delete the old one, reimport the updated network one.
Now everyone has different ATC files so modifying the AWS is way beyond scope.
There are many ways, hopefully better ones, around to deal with palettes. They even work different in AutoCAD Architecture. Key is to understand where the order settings are defined, and then to figure out what's best for you.
Is this is all confusing to you, it's too me too. ...still looking for the best , easiest amd least time-consuming way to maintain them. Or it's me explaining it badly....