User Profiles

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Hi all
Bit of a problem, I inherited a an 2003 AD domain that has users set up with
spaces in the names, e.g. joe bloggs
anyway I need to get rid of the spaces, e.g. joebloggs as the new NAS we
have will only accept non space names. I know how to change the user name in
AD but I was wondering if anyone out there had a quick way of copping all the
user settings, mail, files, etc from user "joe bloggs" to "joebloggs" on the
local Windows XP Pro PC??

HELP!!!!!
 
Thanks for that,I have a script available that will change the user accounts
in AD but my main problem is how to transfer all the user data and settings
 
I understand. Thanks for the clarification.

ADSI works on the local PC, too, if you need to change local groups and
accounts around, and mixes with WMI, WSH, and VBS. The work still sounds
like a job for a variable and custom script of some sort, during login. For
instance, write a script that determines if the new profile is empty during
login. If it is, then enumerate all non-system profile names, and remove
spaces from them. If one combine-name matches the current logon, kick off a
simple batch file that pulls needed files over from the spaced-name profile
to the non-spaced profile.

Alternatively, you might look into DFS (distributed file system). With it,
it may be possible allow the NAS name limitations and current Windows setup
to work together. You could rename the NAS directories as planned, but then
create share names that have the old user names to which users can write, as
usual. DFS can do background share tricks like this, I believe. If this
works, everything can be done in the background and the users would not know
the difference.

- Vinson
 
Saturn said:
Hi all
Bit of a problem, I inherited a an 2003 AD domain that has users set
up with spaces in the names, e.g. joe bloggs
anyway I need to get rid of the spaces, e.g. joebloggs as the new NAS
we have will only accept non space names. I know how to change the
user name in AD but I was wondering if anyone out there had a quick
way of copping all the user settings, mail, files, etc from user "joe
bloggs" to "joebloggs" on the local Windows XP Pro PC??

HELP!!!!!
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You might try posting in microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory,
with perhaps a crosspost to microsoft.public.windows.server.scripting.

One comment, tho - you ought to be using folder redirection. I'd probably
implement that first, as you really want to a) keep the profiles tiny and b)
not have anything important stored in them. Not sure what you use for mail,
but if you're using AD, use Exchange, so there are no local mail files at
all.
 
Hi Lanwench

Thanks for that. That was the plan in buying the NAS but it all went a bit
pear shaped with the user names. so until I sort that out I'm a bit stuck.
 
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