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Rod Janson · Guest

Hi,

We have a w2k server giving us a lot of hassle with roaming profiles.

I want to take a new w2003 server box and set it to use mandatory profile
and push all the users from the old w2k box to this new box.

Someone told me that I could set the new server to the same doamin name and
it would copy the users automatically. If yes, how do I do this and which
issues do I need to look out for or do when copying users from a server with
roaming profiles to a new server with mandatory profile?

Thanks for info on this issue

regards

Geir

Ada Pan [MSFT] · Guest

Hi Geir,

1. Yes, the new machine with Windows Server 2003 installed will
automatically replicate the data in AD from the Windows 2000 Server after
you join it to the domain and prompt it to DC.

For more information for upgrading from Windows 2000 Server to Windows
Server 2003, please take a look at the following guide article.

Upgrading from Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/w2k/default.mspx

2. After upgrading, I understand that you want to change the path for
roaming profile from the old 2000 server to the new server 2003. To do it,
you need to manually change the path in AD. This could be a very complex
job if there are a large number of users. I think we may use an ADSI VB
script to automatically replace the roaming profile address for all of the
user accounts.

For your convenience, I have developed an example VB script with the
following code. Please read it carefully.

''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'
' ChangeRoamingProfile.VBS
'
' Description: ChangeRoamingProfile.VBS checks each user's properties and
see
' where the roaming profile is physically saved.
' If it is located on Server01, the script changes it to Server02.
'
' Version Number: 1.0
' Last Modified Date: 07/21/2004
'
' NOTE: This is JUST an example for your reference.
' Please perform a complete backup for your domain, make necessary
changes and perform tests first.
'
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

'-------------------------------------------------------
' Please Replace The Two Lines Below:
'-------------------------------------------------------

Const Location01 = "\\OriginalFileServer\OriginalShare"
Const Location02 = "\\TargetFileServer\TargetShare"

'-------------------------------------------------------
' The ifDebug variable is used to for debug purpose.
' If it is set to 1, the debug switch is on.
'-------------------------------------------------------

ifDebug=0

'-------------------------------------------------------
' Bind to the Container Object and User object
'-------------------------------------------------------

On Error Resume Next

'-------------------------------------------------------
' Please Replace The Line Below:
'-------------------------------------------------------
Set oCont = GetObject("LDAP://CN=Users,DC=YourDomainName,DC=com")
oCont.Filter = Array("User")
For Each oUser In oCont

'-------------------------------------------------------
' Replace the Roaming Profile Location
'-------------------------------------------------------

If ifDebug then MsgBox (oUser.samAccountName & "+" & oUser.profilePath)

'-------------------------------------------------------
' Check if the user is using roaming profile.
'-------------------------------------------------------

sRoamingProfile=oUser.profilePath

IsRoaming=InStr(1, sRoamingProfile, Location01, 1)
If IsRoaming<>0 Then

sNewRoamingProfile = Replace(sRoamingProfile, Location01,
Location02,1,1,1)
oUser.Put "profilePath", sNewRoamingProfile
oUser.SetInfo

End If

Next

'-------------------------------------------------------
' End of Program
'-------------------------------------------------------

Code VB Script for the customer

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2. This above sample code is ONLY provided for your reference. Please check
it carefully, make necessary adjustments, and use it at your own risk. It
is highly recommended to perform a complete backup for your domain and
perform enough tests in a lab environment first.

3. As you know, this newsgroup is primarily for break-fix situations.

If you need further assistance in developing the VB script, you are welcome
to submit question in our Developer newsgroups. For your convenience, I
have provided the link below:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp

Or you may ask for developer support:
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/directory/phonepro.asp?sd=msdn

There is more qualified pool of respondents who can give you suggestions.
Meanwhile, other partners who visit the newsgroups regularly can either
share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us.

3. To make the profile mandatory, rename the Ntuser.dat file as Ntuser.man
in the user's profile folder.

How To Create a Roaming User Profile in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324749

HOW TO: Assign a Mandatory User Profile in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323368

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Ada Pan

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