How do I keep my current desktop, when I add user to the domain ?

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How do I keep my current desktop, when add computer / user to the domain? I can add a computer to my domain. but when i add a myself, current user login: "xray" to a domain I lose my current destop. Why and how do I fix it? I created the user xray in the domain directory before adding the user.
 
If your current login is / was a local account you have a local profile.
When you login with your domain account with same name as the existing local
account Windows detect there is already a profiles created for your username
with a different SID, because the local and domain account has different
SIDs.

Go to %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\

You should se your local profile (Local User Account) named as your username
and your Domain Profile (Domain Users Account) named as your username
..<DOMAIN>. If you login as the local administrator to this box, you can copy
the local profile in to the domain profile username .<DOMAIN>.

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xmlparser said:
How do I keep my current desktop, when add computer / user to the domain?
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I can add a computer to my domain. but when i add a myself, current user
login: "xray" to a domain I lose my current destop. Why and how do I fix it?
I created the user xray in the domain directory before adding the user.
 
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Chriss3 said:
If your current login is / was a local account you have a local
profile. When you login with your domain account with same name as
the existing local account Windows detect there is already a profiles
created for your username with a different SID, because the local and
domain account has different SIDs.

Go to %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\

You should se your local profile (Local User Account) named as your
username and your Domain Profile (Domain Users Account) named as your
username .<DOMAIN>. If you login as the local administrator to this
box, you can copy the local profile in to the domain profile username
.<DOMAIN>.



I can add a computer to my domain. but when i add a myself, current
user login: "xray" to a domain I lose my current destop. Why and how
do I fix it? I created the user xray in the domain directory before
adding the user.
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Easier done on the local workstation by an admin account by rt-clicking My
Computer, properties, User Profiles, then choose the local user profile and
copy it to the domain user profile.

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Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
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Chriss3 said:
That's very true Ace , Sorry :-)
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Hey, no prob Chris. Sorry if I seemed pushy about it or something. Just
meant to add that as an easier method to do it!
:-)

Cheers!

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Ace

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There's no iron clad reason that you have to log onto the domain. Just join
the computer to the domain. Specify an administrator id and password and
you'll get "welcome to the XXXXX Domain". Whenever you log on, make sure
you are logging onto the local machine instead of the domain.

The only problem comes up when you want to map or access a network resource.
Make sure that there is a userid on the domain identical to the userid and
password for the local logon. Windows will try to access the resource with
the userid "<WORKGROUP>\<USERID>". Use the userid "<DOMAIN.LOCAL>\<USERID>"
.. Make sure you check the "remember" box and any network access will use
that userid and password.

Using a local logon will preserve the current desktop. However, you do lose
the ability to apply Group Policies from the domain onto the workstation.
It's a trade-off. An alternative can be to apply a local GPO on the
workstation and use it to control the user's options.

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Hank Arnold

xmlparser said:
How do I keep my current desktop, when add computer / user to the domain?
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I can add a computer to my domain. but when i add a myself, current user
login: "xray" to a domain I lose my current destop. Why and how do I fix it?
I created the user xray in the domain directory before adding the user.
 
It´s absolute good that you fresh up my memory :)

How long have you work with Microsoft Products and Active Directory?

Take care
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"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
 
This should be simple...Hel

How do create you local desktop to be used by you domain user in Active Directory?

I can create a user in the domain? But the new user.domain keeps returning a default desktop rather than the current desktop I am using on the local machine local.user
* I log in as Enterprise Administrator which can manage my desktop computer
* I found the User Profile on the local machine: Start>Control Panel>System>Advance> User Profile. I tried the wizard of "Copy to" local desktop" then selected user.domain folder (overwrite) ,then select domain user to local desktop from local user > click next and receive the message you have not set security for folder

How do I set the security and on which folder

Also the domain user properties list a user profile path. Any suggest to try this option

Or is their an easier way to create my current desktop from local machine to a domain.user.

Note both logins user similar or same user name and password

This is my first adventure in setting up an active directory in a enterprice testing network.
 
Thanks,

Sometimes I miss the simplicity of trying to put together this network. My network is for developing and testing enterprise applications/ web services. This is my adventure into setting up Actice Directory. My back to back network consist of a webserver in the external DMZ and internal network of ISA server, AD server, web application /database server, one desktop and one laptop. So I could for go the group policy in favor local login

I tried the following:

"I can create a user in the domain? But the new user.domain keeps returning a default desktop rather than the current desktop I am using on the local machine local.user
* I log in as Enterprise Administrator which can manage my desktop computer
* I found the User Profile on the local machine: Start>Control Panel>System>Advance> User Profile. I tried the wizard of "Copy to" local desktop" then selected user.domain folder (overwrite) ,then select domain user to local desktop from local user > click next and receive the message you have not set security for folder

How do I set the security and on which folder

Also the domain user properties list a user profile path. Any suggest to try this option

Or is their an easier way to create my current desktop from local machine to a domain.user.

Note both logins user similar or same user name and password.

So is the security issue deal with the group policy?
 
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Chriss3 said:
It´s absolute good that you fresh up my memory :)

How long have you work with Microsoft Products and Active Directory?

Take care
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Sorry for taking so long to respond. Been really busy and tied up this week.

I've been working with MS products since the late 80's and early 90's. Can
you say DOS 3.0? :-)

As for AD, been working with it since Beta2 after some of the things that
weren't working in Beta 1 were fixed or added. Working with Exchange since
the 4.0 version since 1996 and of course, Ex2k and now Ex2k3. I like Ex2k3.
Nice product. I teach and am familiar with most of the server products MS
produces.

Cheers!


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xmlparser said:
This should be simple...Help

How do create you local desktop to be used by you domain user in
Active Directory?

I can create a user in the domain? But the new user.domain keeps
returning a default desktop rather than the current desktop I am
using on the local machine local.user.
* I log in as Enterprise Administrator which can manage my desktop
computer.
* I found the User Profile on the local machine: Start>Control
Panel>System>Advance> User Profile. I tried the wizard of "Copy to"
local desktop" then selected user.domain folder (overwrite) ,then
select domain user to local desktop from local user > click next and
receive the message you have not set security for folder?

How do I set the security and on which folder?

Also the domain user properties list a user profile path. Any suggest
to try this option?

Or is their an easier way to create my current desktop from local
machine to a domain.user.

Note both logins user similar or same user name and password.

This is my first adventure in setting up an active directory in a
enterprice testing network.
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When you select copy to, there's a button on the bottom of that tab that
says "Permit to Use" and select the user account permitted to use that
profile.
:-)

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Regards,
Ace

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Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
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