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Domain profile migration
We've recently added a new domain controller running server 2008 and have our previous domain controller running server 2003 which has not yet been demoted.
The user profiles/home folders currently are located on the 2003 box and we would like to move these to the 2008 machine. What is the best way to do this?
Ideally we'd like to move one test account and if all goes ok start to roll it out for all users.
The user profiles/home folders currently are located on the 2003 box and we would like to move these to the 2008 machine. What is the best way to do this?
Ideally we'd like to move one test account and if all goes ok start to roll it out for all users.
You shouldn't have a problem with first making sure the user is logged off, then copy the user's entire fold (make sure you have hidden and system folders a not hidden), then in AD update the profile path. The main thing is to make sure the security on that directory is identical. I use robocopy for this.
Usually, as a test what I do is put a small txt file in the desktop folder after I copied it over to new location. When I log into that account as a test, I can see if the text file is there to make sure it isn't loading from teh old location.
Also, there are some problems with OSTs not working sometimes, but often this is more of how they work, not to mention, it really isn't that good to have them in a roaming profile anyhow since it can drag down a logon or logoff time like no tomorrow, not to mention, doesn't do much good by itself anyhow.
Usually, as a test what I do is put a small txt file in the desktop folder after I copied it over to new location. When I log into that account as a test, I can see if the text file is there to make sure it isn't loading from teh old location.
Also, there are some problems with OSTs not working sometimes, but often this is more of how they work, not to mention, it really isn't that good to have them in a roaming profile anyhow since it can drag down a logon or logoff time like no tomorrow, not to mention, doesn't do much good by itself anyhow.
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We tried copying a test profile last night using robocopy but it didn't seem to copy across the folder sharing and security settings?
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clony's solution is good too, also since it creates a log file. you can do a simple file count comparison to make sure everything had gone over...
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Thanks you two, both have been a great help.
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You can use ntbackup on the 2003 server and import it on 2008 using this tool: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en