>-----Original Message-----
>Cary,
>
>I did everything that way in the past, but have never
gotten it to work.
>
>I join the client machine to the new domain, reboot,
login to the domain as
>the user (a new user is set up in the new domain at the
server), it creates
>a new profile just fine and dandy. The old profile
shows up as "Account
>Unknown" and the 'Copy To' is grayed out on every single
client machine (all
>running W2KSP3 or better), disallowing that feature.
>
>When I say "install a replacement server", I mean that
either the server is
>set up with all replacement hardware or is upgraded with
a new motherboard
>that is not identical to the old one - meaning the OS
must be completely
>reinstalled (otherwise you get the dreaded BSOD).
Until the HAL is truly
>abstracted from the OS (hopefully in "Longhorn"), admins
will continue to
>run into this dilemma.
>It seems that the old domain must still be up and
running as well as the new
>domain simultaneously for it to work (have not tested
this theory).
>Usually I find a W2K server with a burned out
motherboard that is no longer
>made or available and have to reinstall the OS. This
makes it impossible to
>copy a profile and also, all encrypted file data is gone
forever because the
>SIDs no longer match (usually there is a backup on tape,
but you cannot do a
>full machine restore onto different hardware without the
BSOD).
>Most small businesses don't have the budget for the
additional server and
>licenses required for redundancy (and when I come in to
fix their server,
>they don't understand why I am spending hours at each
workstation!). They
>also don't have policies or any type of standardization
or automation in
>place either, making each client a unique situation.
>
>It would be nice to find a 3rd party utility that would
facilitate profile
>copying for these 'catastrophic' situations in Win2K
clients for
>those companies that do not have deep pockets.
>
>Dave
>
>
>"Cary Shultz [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:031301c3a22f$fb1250b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi all,
>> >Does anyone know of a 3rd party tool for Windows 2000
>> active directory
>> >domains that will allow me to copy client profiles?
>> >Say you were to change your local domain name or
install
>> a replacement
>> >server - all clients logging in to the new domain (or
new
>> server of the same
>> >domain name) will have a new profile generated
>> automatically - this is
>> >horrible as all the user's settings are lost. The
copy
>> profile only works
>> >for accounts on the original domain (making it
>> essentially a useless tool).
>> >TIA,
>> >Dave
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> Dave,
>>
>> Not really sure what you are trying to find. I have
used
>> the "Copy To..." button in the Users Profile tab a few
>> times. The last time was a year+ ago when we were
bought
>> out by another company. We simply joined the computer
>> account to the new domain, logged on as the desired
user (
>> have to do this, otherwise the profile for the user
>> account in that "new" domain is not created ) and then
>> went to the 'Copy To...' button and copied over all the
>> data and settings from the "old" domain to the "new"
>> domain profile. Granted, it is less than efficient
but it
>> worked nonetheless.
>>
>> This would be valid for the "change the name" scenario
(
>> assuming that you mean that your company was merged
with
>> another and you are taking 'their' domain name or that
you
>> really did change the name of your domain
>> from 'yourdomain.local' to 'yourdomain.com' - which
would
>> be interesting ). Not really sure what you mean
>> by "install a replacement server". Can only guess that
>> the sole DC in your environment went down in a less
than
>> forgiving manner and you had to "replace" it. This
would
>> be a perfect example of why it is Best Practice to
have at
>> least two DCs ( I understand that it is not always
>> monetarily feasible.... ).
>>
>> IIRC, you can use ADMT v2 in as well. But that would
>> require that the DC from the 'source' domain to still
be
>> active.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Cary
>
>
>.
Dave,
Each time I have done the "Copy To..." the old domain was
still in existence and running. Each time it was in the
case of a merger!
Anyway, I know all about the clients not having the
budget for a second / additional server. We have several
clients who have one server ( usually running Small
Business Server 2000 ). It is really scary to think what
would happen in the case of a drastic hardware failure.
Restore from tape backup does not always work! We have
had a few clients whose sole physical hard drive was
running out of run so my boss ghosted and restored. Took
hours! Could have bought another server ( hardware ) for
the time it took!
We also try to automate as much as possible. However,
most of our clients are running WIN98 in a workgroup
mode! I am trying to get my boss on board with RIS but
he is a big ghost fan! Maybe eventually! Well, this
happens in tiny Southern towns ( Roanoke, VA. ). It is
not at all like Beverly Hills, CA. ( where if we needed
something we just bought it! ).
Cary
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