Windows 2000 migration/profiles

[bash3r]

I am converting from a NT4 domain(domainname) to a separate 2000 domain(domain-name),notice the "-". I'm looking for tips on how to do a few things:

1. Keep the user profiles from the domain domainname and use them with the new domain domain-name. The profiles are stored locally on Windows 2000 Pro desktops, I have tired copying the folders, but this does not work very well.

2. Moving Exchange 5.5 mailboxes/Public folders to a separate Exchange 2000 server.

Any help would be great!!! Thanks, Bill

 

[asteriks]

normally, NT keeps profiles stored on the server when the users logon to these server, when you upgrade the server to windows 2000, the profiles will be upgrades as wel. So i think that you don't have to copy all of the profiles to disk. If there is no copy on the server, maybe you can set-up a profile directory on one of your servers, select the users in usermanager for domains from which you still need the userprofile, and change the profile path to a directory on the server. Like this the next time the user logs on, the profile will be copied in the shared directory on the server.

regards

Wouter