Re: Help moving user profiles in new LAN (Win2k Clients from NT4 to Win2k3 domain)

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From: Johnny Noitargim (jm_at_nospamplease.com)
Date: 07/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 21:28:56 +0100

Thanks Herb,

although I tend to believe that upgrades are a lot 'dirtier' than
migrations, point is taken.

J

"Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
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> "Johnny Noitargim" <jm@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:40f58aaa$0$92628$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
>
>
> > I currently have 40 Win2k users logging in to a LAN (Windows NT4
domain).
> I
> > have completely redesigned the network and will soon introduce a brand
new
> > Win2k3 domain with AD on a new server.
>
> > Any advise will be greatly appreciated,
>
> Don't use a new domain is generally the best advice;
> this is the "BEST" way to minimize disruption.
>
> Upgrade the current domain -- of course with only 40
> users it is not impossible to move them.
>
> > What I would like to do is minimise disruption when disjoining all users
> > from the old domain and joining them to the new domain. Is there any way
I
> > can centrally backup their user profiles and 'feed' them into the new
> domain
> > profiles?
>
> Yes, profiles are (largely) just "files". If you arrange to
> have the "files" located by the reference in each user's
> AD account property *** they will be picked up.
>
> > Once that is done I will implement either Win2k3 roaming profiles or
> folder
> > redirection (decision soon to be made! :) )
>
> Actually, you should probably do it the other way around.
>
> Implement roaming profiles pointing to the 'moved/restored'
> profiles saved from the "old users on the old domain" before
> you let the new users logon.
>
>
> --
> Herb Martin
>
>
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Johnny
> >
> >
>
>

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