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Workgroup to domain profiles in Win 2000

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by bill eger 1 view

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I have a mixed network, boy is it mixed - 95 to 2000. I'm migrating the NT and 2000 computers to a domain after being incorrectly used as workgroup workstations. I successfully moved the user profiles on the NT machines from the local account to the domain account using "my cmputer/User and copy/change" after thier initial logon.

I assumed the process was the same for Win2K, however, in the change dialog box, it will not let me select users from the domain account. It only shows me the users from the local account.

How can I migrate users from local profiles to thier new profiles locally (we will not be using roaming profiles) so they can log on to the domain and still retain all their old files?

Thanks in advance.

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by bill eger

Note that the domain is on an NT PDC. Since the users can easily log on and I can set shares or other permissions with visibility of the NT SAM, I can't imagine that would be the source of the problem, but who knows. :)

by bill eger

Point value changed by question poster.

Is there really no answer to this or is it too obvious and I'm missing it? :)

by abubin

try to "upgrade" the workstation into the domain first using administrator or somename with equivalent rights.

Then logon with the domain username of the user that your want to copy the profiles. This will create a new profile of this domain user. Then logon as administrator and copy the old profile to the new domain profile through the "copy profile" button in my computer, properties then user profiles tab.

by bill eger

Thanks Abubin, but as the problem states, I can't. It will not show the users in the domain, only the groups and user on the local machine. The domain selection is grayed. Your fix does work correctly in NT though.

by bill eger

Here might be a clue: when I do the user copy with the user profile folder open, I can see the machine copying the files. I noticed, however, that the "local settings" folder isn't being moved which is where many of the users setting (ie Outlook) is kept.

by spunkmnky

You have to get the box to join the domain. System properties, network identification tab, properties. It will show 2 boxes, domain and workgroup, fill in the domain box. It will prompt you for a user name and password with rights to create the computer account in the NT4 domain. It'll get authenticated and ask you to reboot. Once you've rebooted the domain admin group will have been automatically added, you should be able to add other users from the domain at this point. Short answer, you can't add domain users to the local box without the box being part of the domain.

Later

PS make sure you have the network settings on the box configured for the domain (ie DHCP)

by bill eger

I should have updated this question.

The inablility for the box to list the users is apparently a bug.

The computers were listed and accepted into the controlling domain.

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