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 Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 7:46 am Post subject: moving from workgroup to a domain |
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Question: I am now moving the users from workgroup to a domain ( XP clients and 2003 server ). After I set up the server and created new user accounts, how do I save the original users' settings like destop and outlook accounts and emails etc. then import it into the new user accounts within the domain.
Thanks in advance!
Answer: I just got done doing this exact same type of migration last week. First if you users are using Outlook Express they will have to convert to Outlook 2000 or better. For some reason you can't move the outlook express files. Second if you have pop3 accounts you will need the passwords because you will loose them after the migration. The rest of the settings and the emails, contacts and calendar items will be there but the pop3 passwords get cleared. Then login as the local admin and join the domain, make sure that the machines DNS server entry is pointing to the Window server. After you reboot login as the domain Admin, not the user you who's settings you want to keep and rename their profile something.old. Then login as the user . Then login as admin again and copy the contents of something.old to the profile directory that was just created. Make sure you reset the permissions on all the subfolders of that profile to give the domain user access. Remember the domain user is NOT the same user as the old local account even if they have the same name and password. That is why you have to redo the permissions etc |
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