Re: active directory project

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"rayc" <rayc.3nrlba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The environment is 40 workstations with Windows XP. We're installing
windows server 2003 w/ active directory cuz that's what the client
wants.

we need to transfer their user profiles to a share on the server. But
we don't have local admin accounts on all the user's computers. So Will
USMT work? or what's the best course of action. How are we to copy their
profiles without local admin accts? that's something's that's confusing
me. i'm basically on my own. my mgr will be setting up active directory
(he's not very technical, so i'd like to help as much as i can. ) These
are the details he's given me. Not really enough info.

Never ever ever ever ever,..ever,...have someone who is "not very technical"
setup Active Directory.

You *will* have local admin access because when the machine are joined to
Active Directrory the Domain Admins Groups is automatically added to the
Local Administrators Group.

The profiles are almost worthless because after the Domain is built the
accounts are created in it,...and those accounts at the Domain level will
have nothing to do with the local accounts.

--
Phillip Windell
www.wandtv.com

The views expressed, are my own and not those of my employer, or Microsoft,
or anyone else associated with me, including my cats.
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