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Are the domains linked in any way?<br />
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If not then they will retain the permissions, but they will be totally useless to you. The server will be unable to enumerate the permissions and you will just see a list of numbers. This will mean resetting all the permissions afterwards.<br />
<br />
Simon.
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Are the domains linked in any way?

If not then they will retain the permissions, but they will be totally useless to you. The server will be unable to enumerate the permissions and you will just see a list of numbers. This will mean resetting all the permissions afterwards.

Simon.

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There is a trust between the domains.
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The permissions will stick - although if the long term aim is to get rid of the original domain then you will need to redo the permissions eventually as Windows will not treat the domains as equal even if the same username is available in both:<br />
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domain1\username<br />
domain2\username<br />
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Those are two different accounts. <br />
<br />
Simon.<br />
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The permissions will stick - although if the long term aim is to get rid of the original domain then you will need to redo the permissions eventually as Windows will not treat the domains as equal even if the same username is available in both:

domain1\username
domain2\username

Those are two different accounts.

Simon.



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Good.<br />
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How would renaming the server after the joining the new domain e(a)ffect things?
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Good.

How would renaming the server after the joining the new domain e(a)ffect things?

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You should be ok. <br />
I would test first if possible though. Use a desktop or a VMWARE machine, set some permissions and move it across and see what happens.<br />
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Simon.
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You should be ok.
I would test first if possible though. Use a desktop or a VMWARE machine, set some permissions and move it across and see what happens.

Simon.

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Hi,<br />
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I would like to move my 2003 file server from an NT domain to a 2003 AD domain. &nbsp;What are the issues that I need to consider before joining it to the new domain? &nbsp;Will the files retain their current permissions or will I need to manually change permissions afterwards?<br />
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brian-
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Hi,

I would like to move my 2003 file server from an NT domain to a 2003 AD domain.  What are the issues that I need to consider before joining it to the new domain?  Will the files retain their current permissions or will I need to manually change permissions afterwards?

brian-

Move 2003 file server to another domain

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).