tuculover said:
Hello,
I'm trying to see if it is possible to remove a domain from a user and
still use that profile. The user has data and programs that are tied
to his user name and not transferable. This seems like it should be
possible but I don't want to lock out his profile by removing the
domain.
Thanks for any help.
You can't keep the user account on the computer, no. And applications
shouldn't matter in most cases, although if you have some that care about
the name/SID you may need to reinstall them.
For the profile & data, that's not hard. Move the My Documents data folder
elsewhere (it really shouldn't be in the profile folder anyway, IMO) such as
c:\data.
While the computer is still in the domain create a local user account.
Log in as the local user account.
Log out.
Log back in as an account with admin rights (but *not* the real domain user)
Go to control panel, system, advanced....in User Profiles, click the
Settings button
Select the domain user's profile, click on Copy To, and browse to the new
local user's c:\documents and settings\username folder.
Click OK.
Click the Change button in "Permitted to use" and enter Everyone.
Log in as the local user and make sure the settings look right.
If so, you should be good to go...disjoin the computer from the domain,
making sure you know the local admin credentials (change them first to be
safe).
