Question on migrating data and user folders to new server

[gizmo35]

Hi,

I have a Windows 2000 member server that holds all my users folders. I am redirecting the My Documents folder to the users home folders. I now need to mograte the user folders and all the My Document folders to a new Windows 2003 server. What is the best way in which I can do this? I am looking for a step by step approach please. Thanks.

 

[aftertaf]

cos its U giz

you want to migrate, and obviously preserve all NTFS permissions...

and then you'll need to update your Aktiv' Direktory (chewing gum in mouth, like chavs) for all your users to point them to their new share.

do you have a lot of users?

for the copying.
different suggestions from different people
Robocopy, or even Xcopy can do it.
or a MSBackup with security information saved (as an added option), then you restore to new server.

get back ou you (need a fag first!!)

Aftertaf
if its not broken, fix it anyway - with luck you might break it and have an excuse

 

[aftertaf]

http://www.ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html

for syntax...

ROBOCOPY source_folder destination_folder [file(s)_to_copy] /COPYATSOU
the options for the copy switch will copy all attributes of the files...
(/COPY:copyflag : What to COPY (default is /COPYAT).
(copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps).
(S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing info).)

and for the updating of your users, if you are redirecting with GPO, you just change the path and get them to logoff/login.

Aftertaf
if its not broken, fix it anyway - with luck you might break it and have an excuse