Re: Migrating user to new domain loses local profile

From: Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP] (cwshultz_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:49:34 -0400

I should clarify something. The Copy To... button will exist regardless.
It will not work, though, if there is no trust between both domains. In
this case, you would need to use Windows Explorer!

Sorry for any confusion that my initial statement might have caused.

Cary

"Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Owk5ksmmEHA.2900@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The Copy to... will only exist if there is a trust between the old domain
> and the new domain. Assuming that this is not the case you would need to
> use Windows Explorer to do this.
>
> First, log on as either the local Administrator or the Domain Admin of the
> new domain and join the computer account object to the new domain.
> Then, log on as the user - but do nothing! You are simply logging on to
> create his profile so that there is something to which you can copy the
old
> profile.
> Finally, open up Windows Explorer and copy the old profile to the new
> profile. This involves copying several of the folders. Should not take
> that long at all.
>
> HTH,
>
> Cary
>
> "David Naigles" <david.naigles@lansa.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ELrIlmmEHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I tried this but the "Copy" is grayed out. Is there a setting I am
> missing?
> > "Yevgen Lazaryev" <how_inventive_spammers_are@nospam.usa> wrote in
message
> > news:uEG6PvgmEHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > ...In the step (3) don't change the profile path but instead, use
> "Copy.."
> > > button in User Profiles tab under MyComputer to copy the
olddomain\user
> > > profile to newdomain\user folder ....
> > >
> > > "David Naigles" <david.naigles@lansa.com> a écrit dans le message de
> > > news:ucmkADcmEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > | When I migrate a user to a new domain and have him logon to his
local
> > > | machine, he receives an error stating the a temporary local profile
> will
> > > be
> > > | used due to security issues or a corrupted local profile. I
performed
> > > the
> > > | following.
> > > |
> > > | 1. I logged on and off as the newdomain\user.
> > > | 2. while logged on as localmachine\administrator I added
> newdomain\user
> > > to
> > > | local group Administrators .
> > > | 3. I changed the ProfilePath for the newdomin\user's SID to point
to
> > > the
> > > | olddomain\user's local profile.
> > > | 4. I logged on as the newdomain\user.
> > > |
> > > | What did I do wrong.
> > > |
> > > | David Naigles
> > > |
> > > |
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>