Hi
I am considering reformatting and reinstalling our domain controller which runs Win2k Server with Small Business Server 2k. The domain contains just the single domain controller, a Dell 2400 Poweredge.
I would like to make my job as easy as possible. I do not want to spend ages recreating user accounts so have exported a list of all users using the LDIFDE command to a .ldf file. After reinstallation will it be enough to use the LDIFDE command to import this file and restore all the user accounts? I’ve never used this feature and am not certain this will be enough.
My second question concerns permissions. As part of the reinstallation procedure I want to move all the company data off the two extra hard drives (SCSI) to network locations, then copy the the data back once the reinstallation has completed. I want to do this 1. just in case the reinstallation goes completely bonkers and the hardware needs to be reconfigured and 2. copying the data back will effectively defragment the data. I know how to copy the permissions with the data using the xcopy command, but I need to make sure that the Administrator account has permission to copy every single file and folder. So, is there a way I can determine that the Administrator account has full control over every single folder without manually examining each folder’s security permissions?
I want to be able to minimise my time setting up the newly installed OS as much as possible. If I can get the user accounts restored and the company data restored retaining all permissions I will be very happy indeed.
As ever, I will be very pleased with any useful comments anyone has to offer about this plus anything else you think I should take into account.