From Workgroup to Domain with TS Apps Mode

[Guest Daniel Jewel]

Hi all,

 

I have this customer who has two powerful servers but working in workgroup

mode and using lots of Terminal Server Application Mode.

 

I wanto to implement Domain, AD, DNS and WINS....Server has one NIC only

The resort has sales offices (8) connecting to the Server via TS.

Will I trash the TS Users and their profiles if I implement the above?

 

Thanks,

 

Dan

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: From Workgroup to Domain with TS Apps Mode

 

Daniel Jewel <cyberdudeiq@yahoo.com.br> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I have this customer who has two powerful servers but working in

> workgroup mode and using lots of Terminal Server Application Mode.

>

> I wanto to implement Domain, AD, DNS and WINS....Server has one NIC

> only The resort has sales offices (8) connecting to the Server via TS.

> Will I trash the TS Users and their profiles if I implement the above?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Dan

 

Only if you join the TS boxes to the domain & have the users start logging

into the domain instead of the local server. You don't need to do that step

first (I'm presuming you weren't planning to run TS on a domain controller).

 

Eventually, you will need to, though - and you'll need to create domain

accounts for all the TS users and specify TS profiles for them in their ADUC

properties. You should be able to copy out data from their local user

account profiles, though. You'll want to use folder redirection, etc., and

ideally, don't store any data on the TS box - just use it to host terminal

sessions. All data belongs on your file server.

 

I suggest you post in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services for more

help.