Copy profiles to new server

[Guest Carolanne]

Hi all,

 

We are installing a new W2K3 file server. I need to copy the data off the

old file server onto this new one and everything copies fine except the

roaming profiles. I keep getting access denied. What's up?

 

Thanks

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Copy profiles to new server

 

Have you checked if you have permissions to the user profiles?

If you haven't set this policy in a GPO, then you most likely

haven't:

 

Computer Configuration - Administrative templates - System - User

profiles

"Add the Administrators security group to roaming user profiles"

 

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=?Utf-8?B?Q2Fyb2xhbm5l?= <Carolanne@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 17 jul 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi all,

>

> We are installing a new W2K3 file server. I need to copy the

> data off the old file server onto this new one and everything

> copies fine except the roaming profiles. I keep getting access

> denied. What's up?

>

> Thanks

[Guest Carolanne]

Re: Copy profiles to new server

 

I don't see that option in Windows 2000. Our current DC is Windows 2000.

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Have you checked if you have permissions to the user profiles?

> If you haven't set this policy in a GPO, then you most likely

> haven't:

>

> Computer Configuration - Administrative templates - System - User

> profiles

> "Add the Administrators security group to roaming user profiles"

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?Q2Fyb2xhbm5l?= <Carolanne@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote on 17 jul 2007 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > We are installing a new W2K3 file server. I need to copy the

> > data off the old file server onto this new one and everything

> > copies fine except the roaming profiles. I keep getting access

> > denied. What's up?

> >

> > Thanks

>

[Guest Carolanne]

RE: Copy profiles to new server

 

Oops. Nevermind. I find that setting lurking under Logon. Let's see how it

likes me now!! Thanks for your help. :)

 

"Carolanne" wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> We are installing a new W2K3 file server. I need to copy the data off the

> old file server onto this new one and everything copies fine except the

> roaming profiles. I keep getting access denied. What's up?

>

> Thanks

[Guest Carolanne]

RE: Copy profiles to new server

 

This only applies to new user profiles. How can I go about copying existing

profiles? I know that I can always take ownership of all the profiles to

force them to do my bidding but I'm really afraid this will hose all my end

users. Any thoughts on this one? Anyone?

 

 

 

"Carolanne" wrote:

> Oops. Nevermind. I find that setting lurking under Logon. Let's see how it

> likes me now!! Thanks for your help. :)

>

> "Carolanne" wrote:

>

> > Hi all,

> >

> > We are installing a new W2K3 file server. I need to copy the data off the

> > old file server onto this new one and everything copies fine except the

> > roaming profiles. I keep getting access denied. What's up?

> >

> > Thanks

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

RE: Copy profiles to new server

 

After you've taken ownership of the folders, you can use CACLS to

modify the permissions of the user profile folders, if necessary.

Be sure to make a full backup before changing all permissions.

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?Q2Fyb2xhbm5l?= <Carolanne@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 20 jul 2007 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> This only applies to new user profiles. How can I go about

> copying existing profiles? I know that I can always take

> ownership of all the profiles to force them to do my bidding but

> I'm really afraid this will hose all my end users. Any thoughts

> on this one? Anyone?

>

>

>

> "Carolanne" wrote:

>

>> Oops. Nevermind. I find that setting lurking under Logon.

>> Let's see how it likes me now!! Thanks for your help. :)

>>

>> "Carolanne" wrote:

>>

>> > Hi all,

>> >

>> > We are installing a new W2K3 file server. I need to copy the

>> > data off the old file server onto this new one and everything

>> > copies fine except the roaming profiles. I keep getting

>> > access denied. What's up?

>> >

>> > Thanks