Posted on 07/10/2007 8:24:15 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
Howdy!
I've installed Windows Server 2003 on an older box I've got here at the house. Installation went fine, as did running all the updates, and setting up the initial roles for the server. I've added the print server role, and I'm going to be adding shares to the D: drive I have installed as well.
Why install this as a home network? For the practice, so I can learn more about how Server functions, for more control over what my daughter can do online, and when she can do it. For the experience, basically.
I've got down how to set up user profiles, set up logins and the like.
The issue I'm running into right now is how to copy a well-used and set up local profile to a domain profile.
Microsoft gives the following instructions:
1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu that appears.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings under User Profiles.
3. In the Profiles stored on this computer list, click the profile that you want to copy.
4. Click Copy To.
I'm logged in as Administrator (so yes, you smarta$$es, I am logged in :) ), and I can see the local profile and I can see the domain profile. Both are named Bob, but one shows as Local\Bob and the other as Domain\Bob. I can also see the Local\Administrator profile.
If I highlight the Admin profile, I get the option to Change Type, Delete, or Copy To. If I highlight either the Local\Bob or Domain\Bob, I get the option to Change Type, and nothing more.
Both profiles are set as members of the administrators group on this machine - could that be part of the problem or what?
I'm open to most suggestions. I will not join the democratic party or sign my soul to the Devil (six of one, half a dozen of the other) - but I'd like to know if this is something that I can fix, or if I'm just chasing windmills and should just go ahead and forget about the local profile.
Tech ping.
Would name changes to Bob-1 and Bob-2, work? I wondering if both having the same name has limited your options.
It’s been a while but I think you’re logged in as the local admin, thus you can’t change the profile of local/Bob nor can you change the domain/Bob. You need to add the domain administrators group into the local administrators group then log on as the domain administrator. That should give you the ability to do what you want but I’m not 100% certain.
Ping me tomorrow if you don’t get the exact answer you need on this thread.
I'm not sure what you are asking here. If you want to learn the most, you should configure it to be a Domain Controller anyway, and there are no local accounts on a Domain Controller...unless you get into DS Restore mode, which you probably won't ever run into while playing at home.
To configure it to be a DC, go to Start, Run, and type DCPROMO. You will also need to add a DNS server role to the server before hand, or it will ask you to setup DNS during domain controller promotion. After configuring it to be a domain controller, you will have your own little domain, and then can add computers and users to it.
If the profile you want is on the local PC, this might work.
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On the local PC:
Go to c:\documents and settings\. Make all hidden files/folders viewable. You should see a folder called Default User. Rename it to Default Userx. Copy the the folder of the profile you want to move up to the domain, then rename the copy as Default User. Reboot the PC and log onto the domain - it should copy the Default User profile up to the domain with all of your local settings. You can do this with multiple profiles. As an aside, you might wish to clear cache on your browser first as it’s a lot of junk to copy over wire.
Works for us, but ymmv.
Would def. suggest DCPROMO for your first foray into servers. While most companies you go to will have a DC setup, you can get into Sites and Services, replication, failure testing and recovery. If you can get your hands on an Exchange 2003 set, that would be a great thing to use.
OR, you could turn the box into a Linux machine and setup VMWare. Use VMWare to setup multiple server instances and really have some fun! Plus, MANY corporate entities are moving toward virtualization, so you’d kill two birds...
As far as your problem, I’ve had the same issue. You should add the domain account to the domain admins (and schema/enterprise admins as well, to cover all your bases) and add domain admins to the local admins group on the server. When you get into policy stuff, you’ll really start having fun. Just make sure you lock down a user OTHER than the domain admins. That would be, for lack of a better word, bad.
And print services are pretty “dumb” as far as servers go. Connect them up and let them rip. If you have the capacity to have a bunch of servers connected through JetDirects or some other IP-based networking, more power to you!
It’s fun. And if you can get your hands on another machine and some shared storage, trying playing with clustering. That makes it ALL worthwhile!
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