Re: SBS 2003 Rebuild: How to migrate domain, clients and user prof

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I tried to move one of my computers over and this is what happened.

I removed the computer from the domain and set it up on a workgroup. I then
ran the http://SBSServer/connnectcomputer and it prompted me for a UserName
and Password but now matter what I typed it would come back and say it
couldn't reach the SBS server to validate the user. What is going on?

I ended up joining up to the domain again directly from the My
Computer->System Properties window. This prompted for a username and
password. It worked but created a brand new user profile. I ended up having
to manually copy all the settings and files over.

I really don't want to do this again on the other computers. Can you please
help me.

Thanks.

David

"Jim Behning SBS MVP" wrote:

> If you can log on to the workstation with cached login then you can
> see the users "old" profile. Clean up their temp items in IE and other
> places. Use the File and Settings export wizard. If you do not have XP
> I thnk you should be able to grab all the important stuff from their
> old folder in the Documents and Settings. I suspect if you had a
> joe.companydomain folder then you may have a joe.companydomain1 when
> you get the machine connected to the new server. You need
> administrator rights to get to those old folders.
>
> David Wathen <DavidWathen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Hi Brandy,
> >
> >Thanks so much for your response.
> >
> >To clearify I performed a complete reinstall of SBS which included a
> >reformat of the whole disk.
> >
> >I understand that the SID's will be different when the server/domain/users
> >are recreated eventhough they are named the same.
> >
> >I'm right at the point of running the http://SBSServer/connnectcomputer on
> >the client computer.
> >
> >- How can I retain all the settings/files/... on the client machines for the
> >previous Domain/User? From what I understand this user and all of the
> >settings/files/... under the "Documents and Settings" will be lost if I
> >contiinue with http://SBSServer/connnectcomputer.
> >
> >Thanks so much,
> >
> > David
> >
> >""Brandy Nee [MSFT]"" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello David,
> >>
> >> Thank you for posting to the SBS Newsgroup.
> >>
> >> I understand that you got error message saying "lost the correct security
> >> identifier (SID) when the domain was reconfigured". If I have misunderstood
> >> your issue, please let me know.
> >>
> >> Due to lack of detail information, I need your help to gather following
> >> information:
> >>
> >> 1. Please explain in detail how you "rebuild my SBS 2003 server". For
> >> example:
> >>
> >> a. You performed a restoration of the SBS from a backup. OR
> >>
> >> b. You clean reinstalled the whole SBS. OR
> >>
> >> c. You joined the rebuilt Server to the previous Domain? OR
> >>
> >> d. Any other method? If yes, please state clearly.
> >>
> >> 2. Does this issue occur on all client workstations or several?
> >>
> >> 3. Is client experiencing log on issue? If yes, what is the exact error
> >> message?
> >>
> >> 4. On the server and one of the problematic client workstations, run
> >> "eventvwr" (without quotation marks), check whether there is any error. If
> >> yes, double click it, click the Copy button and paste the full content to
> >> the Newsgroup.
> >>
> >> ===========
> >>
> >> For your information:
> >>
> >> In a Domain environment, SID is used to identify different Objects such as
> >> user and computer accounts. Though the new SBS server name and the Domain
> >> name can be named the same, it is a different Domain which does not have
> >> the SID information of the previous Domain, thus cannot recognize the
> >> Objects in the previous Domain.
> >>
> >> I suggest that we can perform following steps on one problematic client
> >> workstation and see whether it works.
> >>
> >> We can simply disjoin domain, rejoin domain, and check if the issue still
> >> occurs. I would like to brief the main steps as the following.
> >>
> >> 1. Disjoin this workstation to a workgroup temporarily.
> >>
> >> 2. Delete the computer accounts from Active Directory Users and Computers
> >> on the SBS Server. Make sure the client computer object for this client is
> >> removed.
> >>
> >> 3. Run "Setup Client Computers" wizard to create a new client computer
> >> account for this client
> >>
> >> 4. On this client workstation, please use http://SBSServer/connnectcomputer
> >> to open the wizard and rejoin this workstation to the domain.
> >>
> >> 5. Follow the wizard and join this client to the domain
> >>
> >> 6. Test your issue again.
> >>
> >> If there is any further error message when you perform above steps, please
> >> let me know the detailed information.
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot for your time. if you have any updates, please feel free to
> >> let me know. I am looking forward to your reply!
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Brandy Nee
> >>
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> >> >Thread-Topic: SBS 2003 Rebuild: How to migrate domain, clients and user
> >> profiles
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> >> >I had to rebuild my SBS 2003 server so that I had a C: which was alot
> >> bigger
> >> >then the recommended 8GB.
> >> >
> >> >My domain name, client computer names and user names are all the same.
> >> I've
> >> >been getting error messages indicating that the computer lost the correct
> >> >security identifier (SID) when the domain was reconfigured.
> >> >
> >> >Could someone PLEASE point me in the right direction on how I can safely
> >> >join the new domain, add the client computers and migrate my user profiles
> >> to
> >> >the new domain.
> >> >
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> Jim B. SBS MVP
> I don't have much to say but it can be found here
> http://msmvps.com/bgb/
>
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