Re: domain migration issue

"Taz1972" <Taz1972@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:EFE82197-5441-4DA7-8BE7-CDD28A2D065F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

I recently created a child domain, let's call it child.company.local as a
delegation to our root domain, company.local according to these instructions:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255248

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780951.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787706.aspx

I am now going through the V3MigGuide from page 225 onwards that describes
how to migrate objects between domains in the same forest, which I am doing.

I ran through the following test scenario:


1. Create a test user in the source domain. Include this test user with
your migrations.

2. Join that user to the appropriate global groups to enable resource
access.

3. Log on to the source domain as the test user, and verify that you can
access resources as appropriate.

4. After you migrate the user account, translate the user profile, and
migrate the workstation of the user, log on to the target domain as the test
user, and verify that the user has retained all necessary access and
functionality. For example, you might test to verify that:

· The user can log on successfully.

· The user has access to all appropriate resources, such as file and
print shares; access to services such as messaging; and access to
line-of-business applications. It is especially important to test access to
internally developed applications that access database servers.

· The user profile was successfully translated, and the user retains
desktop settings, desktop appearance, shortcuts, and access to the My
Documents folder. Also, verify that applications appear in and start from the
Start menu.


With my test account I can logon ok, access to all appropriate resources,
such as file and print shares etc.

But the problem is I cannot access any email while logged onto the child
domain - it says 'exchange server is not available'. Funny thing is when I
initially configured outlook to connect to the exchange server, which is
located on the root company.local domain, it found my username because it
highlighted it.

So what step am I missing here?? Can someone shed some light on the matter
for me please - why can I not access the email server on the root domain
while logged onto the child domain? Is there something in exchange recipient
policies I need to configure, or something else?

I have a windows/exchange/outlook 2003 environment which is full 2003
functional level.

btw, when I created the child domain, I did not run any domain prep on it
because it didn't say in the MS instructions in the links above. Should I
have? And if so, can I still do it now and will I need to do it with server
2003 CD or Exchange 2003 domain prep, or both?

This is kind of urgent...

Thanks,
Taz



Yes, run Exchange's domain prep on the new domain. This does a few things, one of which allows users in that domain to use Exchange. This must be run whenever a user in a domain in a forest with Exchange 2003, but with no Exchange 2003 server installed in that down, and must have email capabilities.

After you do that, log out and back in and re-test, and please let us know how you make out.


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