on the local computer add an account, right click "my computer" > manage > Local Users and Groups > rclick > add user. Put your domain in and the user name (the user must be a domain user already) Make them a power user.
Log off, log on as new user to domain, log off (this will make a section for them under docs and settings.
Log on as domain admin.
Right click my computer > properties > advanced > User Profiles : Settings.
Select the old account (it will be in the format user/localmachinename)
Click "Copy To"
Go to the documents and settings dir (usually C:) and select the new domain users dir you just made by logging on as her.
Select this dir
Click "Permitted to use: change"
Select the DOMAIN user, ie DOMAIN\User
Press OK, account is copied exactly, log off
Log on to domain as new user, log off (this copies the files to the roaming location)
This has always worked for me, the only thing that sometimes does not work is that their desktop background changes. I normally just tell them to sod off if they complain, but you can get it back (it is still selected in the display properties, just browse for the file again and apply)
Hope that helps, H
Misty Stanley-Jones wrote:
On Thursday 30 September 2004 02:58, deff wrote:
You had your answers right in front of ya.
Every xp includes "Files and Settings transfer wizard" (accessories->system
tools) for this job.
It's simple :
I had high hopes for this. I went and did it this afternoon. First I tried copying only the settings. I put them in a folder on her hard drive, made that folder fully controllable by SAMBADOMAIN/heruser as well as LOCALCOMPUTER/heruser. Logged into the Samba domain, imported her settings, and logged off. Logged back in and it SAID it had transferred her settings. But it had not! I don't understand why, So right now I am doing it again, having chosen both files AND settings. This doesn't seem right as it is copying every file off her entire computer. However I will try it and see.
Thanks for the suggestion anyway. :/
Misty
1. login as local user, run wizard, select old computer, select some directory to store your data, click next, wait till its done, logoff. 2. login as new user, run wizard, select new computer, find directory you stored your data to, click next, wait till its done, relogon.
You're done.
Migrated some 20 pcs with it and it was a breeze, however, there might be some issues with file ownerships, but users don't complain so neither do I.
deff
On Wednesday 29 September 2004 19:50, Misty Stanley-Jones wrote:
I've got a WinXP machine that was configured for local profiles. I have now joined that machine to the domain, but when I try to log in as a user, it tries to use a roaming profile. Fine, that's what I want anyway. But it doesn't do the smart thing and copy the user's local profile to roaming -- it gives an error instead. OK, no problem, I will change the type. I log in as local admin and go to her profile. It only gives me Local as an option. Maybe it's because I'm not logged into the domain. OK, I log into the domain as Administrator (alias root -- uid of 0). It doesn't even let me SEE her profile then. Because it is local, I assume. So ok, I add MYDOMAIN\Administrator as a local administrator on her machine. It lets me see her profile now but I still can't change it to roaming. And every time I try to copy it into either Administrator's directory on the server, or hers, it gives me Permission Denied.
So what is the real way to get this accomplished?
Thanks,
Misty
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