Re: Backup - Not Getting Any Response - Please Help

From: MTV (MTV_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:07:04 -0800

Tks. I'll follow your advice to the letter. I'm away all next week and don't
want to risk leaving SBS not usable, so will tackle in one week. Can you give
me an answer on this simple question:
For good security, global Policy requires users to change their password
each month, and we have requirement for complex passwords. Users nearly
always logging on to domain. After a few months, if we need to log onto a
workstation local (not domain) we find the passsword local has not been
changing. The local PC still expects the old password, but by then we can't
remember it. If I reset password as Administrator, then the user loses all
their stored passwords, etc.
Should the local password be automatically updated when the user changes
their domain password?

"Henry Craven" wrote:

> Not a bother Mark. We hang out here to help if we can, and learn about
> problems and issues -before- we face them ourselves.
>
> Boot from DVD and Reformat of the System Partition would be the way to
> go.
>
> With a re-install the SIDs will change so the users will have to
> Reconnect to the "New" Domain and so will get new Profiles. If these are
> XP Clients you can migrate their old profiles as part of the
> /connectcomputer process, if not you'll need to log on as Admin and copy
> their old profile to their new.
>
> Depending upon how much you use of the Outlook/Exchange features and how
> many users you have it may be easier to export the mailboxes to .pst
> files and re-import ( either manually or via exmerge - Public folders
> will need to be exported manually via outlook anyway) .. You'll lose
> some Exchange space as you'll break the unified store, but that may not
> be an issue if the store isn't too big.
>
> I'd suggest you do an Exchange aware backup ( to roll up the Logs )
> before you re-install, as well as Cloning the Disk. ( Belt & Braces ).
>
> During the re-install select new locations for the User Folders and Data
> Stores, and then copy your existing data to those.
>
> Once you have a clean working system I'm sure you'll find SBS a dream.
>
> P.S. During the initial install Disconnect all Clients ( Cables ) from
> the Switch, and Plug the LAN and Internet NICs into it. Then, before
> starting the To-Do-List, connect the Inet NIC to your Firewall/Router
> DSL and the clients to the Switch. - If you come across issues, this Ng
> is Global, so there's usually someone awake...
>
> --
> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
> Melbourne Australia
>
>
> "MTV" <MTV@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6DAC18B3-9E09-4646-B277-7E964CC034FF@microsoft.com...
> > Tks Marina & Henry. Had enough! I'm going to do a total re-install.
> > I'll do backup of exchange and all user files, but everything else can
> get
> > dumped (ie don't backup system state, etc). Since we don't have
> roaming
> > profiles yet, all user preferences (eg IE favourites, Office Settings)
> should
> > not be lost, as these are on the various workstations. Is this right?
> > Should I reformat hard-disk to be sure it is all gone?
> > My data files & My Documents are all on D: drive, so will the NEW SBS
> > install be able to use those, or will I have empty My Documents
> folders that
> > can then be restored from the backup?
> > I think the complete reinstall is done by rebooting the computer from
> the
> > SBS DVD. Is this right?
> > Hopefully after reinstall I won't need to bother you again!
> >
> > "Henry Craven" wrote:
>
>
>

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