Re: Moving to Active Directory...

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On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 15:08:35 -0800, Jeff Smith wrote:

I inherited a Netware network. Of course, my first task is to migrate to
Windows.

That wouldn't be an automatic choice for me, but that's besides the point.
I am running Netware and Windows servers. They both serve me well. What
version of Netware are you running? That could make a difference on how
you want to do some of this.

The way things are now, each user (125 of them) logs into a local Windows
2000 workstation and then utilizes their Netware client to map the
appropriate drives on their workstation.

Do the users use the same workstations all the time or do they use
different computers with the same Local Windows Username created on each
workstation?

I have the new Windows 2003 AD server set up and ready to go, but I'm having
some difficulty configuring the user profiles (I guess). I need to be able to
have the users keep all their current desktop settings (wallpaper, icons,
screen savers, etc.) just as they were when they were accessing the Netware
servers (it all needs to look and "feel" the same). Also can't seem to figure
out how to map drives on login to the domain so everything appears as it was
when they were using Netware. Is there any form of command reference for
login scripts?

Any suggestions?

Thank you.

Here are some more links that might help.
Logon Script FAQ
http://www.rlmueller.net/LogonScriptFAQ.htm

Logon Scripts - with VBScript
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/logon_scripts.htm

The correct way to map drives in the Windows world would be to use NET USE.
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/net_use.mspx

Hope these help and Good luck with the migration.
Daniel Blake
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