workgroup to domain

[Guest]

I'm installing a SBS 2000 server on an existing workgroup. All the
workstations will be joining the domain. Is there an easy way to preserve or
copy the existing user profiles?
In the past I had to join the domain, log in as the user, log off the user,
log on as a user that is not the one I want to copy and not the one I want to
copy too and replace/copy the new user profile directory with the old one.

 

[Pegasus]

I'm installing a SBS 2000 server on an existing workgroup. All the
workstations will be joining the domain. Is there an easy way to preserve
or
copy the existing user profiles?
In the past I had to join the domain, log in as the user, log off the
user,
log on as a user that is not the one I want to copy and not the one I want
to
copy too and replace/copy the new user profile directory with the old one.

Yours is one of two ways. The other is to modify the profile pointer
in the registry:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList

 

[Dave Patrick]

Another possibility.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...4C-29D9-4449-81D5-4B69B97DF7AE&displaylang=en

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I'm installing a SBS 2000 server on an existing workgroup. All the
workstations will be joining the domain. Is there an easy way to
preserve or copy the existing user profiles?
In the past I had to join the domain, log in as the user, log off the
user, log on as a user that is not the one I want to copy and not the
one I want to copy too and replace/copy the new user profile
directory with the old one.

OT, but if you're going to go to all this trouble, why use such an old
version? You'd be much better off going with SBS2003; it will handle
local-to-domain user profile migration very smoothly if you use its wizards
to set it up (and you have to use *all* the wizards, really, even if you
think you know better, and I speak from personal experience).

That said, you'll get more SBS2k specific help in
m.p.backoffice.smallbiz2000.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the other options. As to 2K vs 2K3 my client has budget
limitations. 2000 will fit their needs fine.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Thanks for the other options. As to 2K vs 2K3 my client has budget
limitations. 2000 will fit their needs fine.

Except that it's out of mainstream support, and if the daylight savings time
fiasco in the US is any indication, that will cause you problems down the
line. I understand budget constraints, but the client is probably being
penny-wise and pound foolish. Perhaps they ought to use some of the open
source alternatives if money is really tight.