Re: Moving Local Power Users from 1 Win2K Server to Another Win2K Serv

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From: ptwilliams (ptw2001_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 08:04:13 -0000

You can't have local users on a DC. Nor can you a have non-local power
users group.

I assume that these machines are *not* domain controllers, and that you are
logging onto a member server either as a local power user or as a domain
user that is a member of the local power users group.

If the former, the account on another machine is separate and will therefore
have a different profile. If the latter, and you've disjoined this machine
from the domain and added it to another domain, and are using a user account
with the same name, then there are now two profiles in documents and
settings - username and username.domain-name. If you want the old settings,
you can copy the profile into the new profile. You can do this either using
Windows explorer or the profiles tab of the system applet. Either way, you
need to be logged on as a different user and need to change the permissions
on the folder structure.

If this isn't what you want, then I've misunderstood. Please elaborate on
what the problem is.

Just remember that all users on a DC are domain-wide -there are no local
accounts. If you're having difficulty with these concepts, then try and
explain how the environment is setup and we will help... 

-- 
Paul Williams
http://www.msresource.net/
http://forums.msresource.net/
"Jesse O'Brien bNC" <Jesse O'Brien bNC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
message news:8E0F7E1E-EA69-4F7B-A848-67E2D557F02E@microsoft.com...
Hi,
I am using a Win2K Server, Domain Controller with AD and i'm migrating users
from that server to another Win2K Server, DC with AD.  The issue i'm getting
is that when the users are local Power Users only and not local
Administrators, once I disjoin from Server 1 domain and join to the domain 
on
Server 2, the profile (Local Profile) settings will not be kept on that 
local
machine, ie. background, theme, icons, etc.
* I have tried changing a user to a Local Administrator before and after
disjoining and joining from the servers.
* The account is duplicate in AD on both servers - just a domain user.
* I believe it may be some sort of security setting that could be hindering
this regarding local Power Users as it works fine when the users are local
Administrators.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Jesse O'Brien - bNC
Systems Engineer - Tier II
Pronet Technology

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