SharePoint 2010 People Search "My Colleague" or "My Colleague's Colleague"

Question

People search results show either "My Colleague" or "My Colleague's Colleague" under some users profile picture.

• What is this setting?
• Why does it appear?
• How can it be removed?

Answer 1

What is this setting?

It's My Colleagues policy in User Profile Sync Service that working when you have configured My Site. check also Add new colleagues and manage your colleague list.

Why does it appear?

by default, the colleague's scan policy is enabled.

How can it be removed?

You can disable My Colleagues policy as the following:

• Open Central Administration > Application Management > Manage Service Applications
• Click on User Profile Sync Service. from the above ribbon click Manage.
• Below People, Click on Manage Policies.
• Search for My Colleagues, Click on it to edit its setting.
• Below the Policy Setting, Select Disabled.