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Moving a webserver into a domain

I might need to move my windows 2003 webserver into our domain.

Scares me to death to even try it.

I am looking for some kind of guide of how to do this without breaking it. Obviously mostly concerned about permissioning issues.

Any help?

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Is it a hardware or virtual server?

akessel

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Hardware, 2003 server.
If one could preserve the local users I suppose all working be good.

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I'm not familiar with P2V or converting a 2003 box to virtual. Can you get me going in right direction?

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akessel

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My main concern is that the local users will be preserved, but your suggestion, certainly can't hurt.

I have a number of asp and asp.net apps that run off that webserver that require pretty much open access to a few directories (some .mdb files for instance) - ie.. those directories allow "Everyone" Read/Write Access.

So those could break.

On the plus side things that use Administrator to authenticate (for instance SqlServer potentially) will just work once this goes into the domain since it will be the domain Administrator and not the local Administrator.

I kind of know enough to be dangerous, so I like to check with the folks who know more than me.

Thanks,