Moving form Workgroup to Active Directory Domain

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Joe

Hi all

I have set up a new domain using Windows Server 2000 with
active directory. i have set up the user accounts and
given the rights and security settings. i can add the
client computers (all windows 2000 Pro) to the new domain
and I can log onto the new domain with the new user
accounts. But when i try to transfer the profile from the
local user to the new domain user the settings won't
take. I must change the local user rights to
administrator for Explorer/office/ mail and all the other
programs to work. I can't then reduce the rights as the
software will not work. I also tried changing the
registry settings to point the old profile to the new one
but again need admin rights? Any suggestions

Thanks in advance

Joe
 
I suppose you are adjusting the ProfileImagePath key for new users to point
back to the old users'.

Example
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\S-1-5-21-2225589205-1256799619-874574627-1009\
ProfileImagePath

You have to remember to set NTFS permissions for the Domain user account to
access their respective local user account profile directories, since they
are the 'new' owners.


Aaron

Hi all

I have set up a new domain using Windows Server 2000 with
active directory. i have set up the user accounts and
given the rights and security settings. i can add the
client computers (all windows 2000 Pro) to the new domain
and I can log onto the new domain with the new user
accounts. But when i try to transfer the profile from the
local user to the new domain user the settings won't
take. I must change the local user rights to
administrator for Explorer/office/ mail and all the other
programs to work. I can't then reduce the rights as the
software will not work. I also tried changing the
registry settings to point the old profile to the new one
but again need admin rights? Any suggestions

Thanks in advance

Joe
 
Yes thats the setting but where is the NTFS settings on
the server or on the local machine? Can find them
anywhere, Brain dead at moment
 
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