Joining Domain

[Guest]

We currently have over 100 stand alone windows 2000 systems that I need to have join the domain. From some eary joins of the domain, it creates a new user. Then I have to go to each machine and set up outlook (as the user) for the users and there is a program that must be installed by the user (must have admin access for the install only) in about half of the machines.

Is there an easier way than spending the time at each machine copying everything over and going in and making the user a local administrator to install that program (it is and .EXE) then reducing their status again at the local machine.

Thanks for any tips or points to articles.

Barry

 

[Herb Martin]

We currently have over 100 stand alone windows 2000 systems that I need to

have join the domain. From some eary joins of the domain, it creates a new
user. Then I have to go to each machine and set up outlook (as the user)
for the users and there is a program that must be installed by the user
(must have admin access for the install only) in about half of the machines.

The machine account not really a "user" but rather the Machine's own
account. (In some ways,
starting with Win2000 it is more similar to a user account in that you can
put it
into groups, grant/deny privileges, etc.

Perhaps you also need a "user account" for the PERSON. Both of these can be
scripting using
a variety of tools (different difficulty, availability, and
features/capabilities.) Try "net user" or
one of the better tools in the Resource Kit.

Is there an easier way than spending the time at each machine copying

everything over and going in and making the user a local administrator to
install that program (it is and .EXE) then reducing their status again at
the local machine.

Why not install the program as an Admin and just make it available to the
user?
Use a GPO and push the software from a central location (Active Directory
that is.)

Thanks for any tips or points to articles.

GPO Software Installs.

 

[george]

Hi Barry,

Use the management console to change accounts, also there s a tool called
the AD migration wizard. you can jion several machines to the domain at one
time. For the email stuff you can copy their local profilr to their domain
profile once they have logged on and off. as local admin rt. click my
computer and do it from profiles... should save you some time.

George

We currently have over 100 stand alone windows 2000 systems that I need to

have join the domain. From some eary joins of the domain, it creates a new
user. Then I have to go to each machine and set up outlook (as the user)
for the users and there is a program that must be installed by the user
(must have admin access for the install only) in about half of the machines.

Is there an easier way than spending the time at each machine copying

everything over and going in and making the user a local administrator to
install that program (it is and .EXE) then reducing their status again at
the local machine.