Re: Stupid question: why set up a domain at all?
- From: spodosaurus <spodosaurus@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:48:11 +0900
Jesse wrote:
Hi Leythos --
Yes, we used the method specified in SBS -- accessing http://<domaincontroller>/connectcomputer. However, the migration utility failed to some degree on every computer, none of which had ever been part of a domain before: installed applications broke, preference files were lost, and so on.
After working with a Microsoft support tech for hours, we used the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to try to fix the problems, but this, too, failed in the same way.
Are you redirecting users application data? Some applications break with folder redirection.
So I still have the same two questions:
1. Is there a way to get filesharing with an SBS box without joining a domain?
Enable the directory you want to share to be shared to everyone, with the appropriate privileges. Security wise, this sucks. you don't need an SBS box to do this. WinXP can do this. If you want a little bit of password security, even a little linux distro running samba can do this.
2. What do we lose by not joining a domain? (If there's a good page out there that describes the differences/advantages, a link would be much appreciated.)
You lose the ability to assign users various levels of access to certain files and folders, among other things like customisations through active directory and such. You also lose the ability to centrally manage users, computers, and accounts.
Thanks!
"Leythos" <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:MPG.20194c96ebfcac299897cd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxIn article <OHeM1rwOHHA.5012@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, nospam@xxxxxxxxxx
says...
Question is: why join a domain at all? For a small office with < 10 usersThe domain means easier management once it's setup - easier security and
and no onsite IT staff, is there any benefit?
We're not even using Exchange at the moment (see earlier comment about no
onsite IT staff), and really just need the server's filesharing ability. Can
we still do workgroup filesharing? Or log into fileshares on the server
without adding the computer to the domain?
What's the simplest route here?
sharing....
Unless the users systems were in another domain, the add user function,
if you did the connectcomputer properly, should have moved everything.
If you used the standard Windows 2000/2003 method to join a NON-SBS
domain then you screwed up and didn't follow the SBS directions - if you
don't use the SBS method it won't copy their profiles to the new domain.
Asking the questions you did indicates that you've not done SBS before,
so I suspect that your issues with profiles are self inflicted because
of inexperience.
Follow the directions (SBS) on how to add users/computers to the domain
and their settings WILL be migrated (unless they were part of another
domain).
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