Re: Move home folders to new member server

Add User Wizard... something in the back of my cluttered mind says that
moving (redirecting) the User Shared Folder to another server will break the
Add User Wizard such that it will produce an error if you have to add a new
user inthe future. I wonder if anyone can confirm this?

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"Techieluvr" <Techieluvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Gentlemen,

I appreciate your input. I'm realizing that the "simple" task of moving
user
folders to another server is not so simple in an AD-world. My plan of
attack
was going to be to copy all home folders to the share on the new server,
redirect folders to \\new servername\new sharename in GP, have everyone
log
in, and be done with it. (The security permissions for the share on the
new
server are set exactly as it was on the share on the SBS box). This won't
work?

Also, I must have missed something, but Merv mentioned the Add User
Wizard.
I'm assuming you're warning me that if I use Robocopy as John Oliver
recommended to do this move, then it would break the Wizard. Am I correct?

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

My guess is that this will alos break the Add User Wizard in SBS 2000.

Here's a KB article with the details of the required permissions.

"Home Folder" error when running the Add User Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294667

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"John Oliver, Jr. [MVP]" <jcoliverjr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You will need to make sure Security permissions are set correctly for
the
user home folder directories. You can use Robocopy to copy the
directories and security permissions from SBS to Win 2003 server.

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John Oliver, Jr
MCSE, MCT, CCNA
Exchange MVP 2007
Microsoft Certified Partner

"Techieluvr" <Techieluvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've set up a new member server running Windows Server 2003 Standard.
It
will
be used as a file server. My SBS 2000 server is DC, DHCP, DNS,
Exchange,
ISA,
etc. I have all user folders pointing to the SBS box with the UNC
\\SBS
servername\sharename\username in group policy and in each user
account.
What's the best way to redirect all user home folders to the new share
on
the
2003 server? Other than changing the path to the new share on the new
server
in group policy, what else would I need to do to accomplish a smooth
transition?

Thanks for your help.

Techieluvr







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