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Subject: Query: add exsiting local programs and settings to new sbs domain profiles
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william fitzgerald User is Offline
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2/22/2008 03:47 PM  
Dear Experts

Goal:
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How to configure existing clients (with local account login) to the SBS domain.

Existing Setup:
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I have a SBS 2003 Standard edition (2 nic setup).
NET topology:
Internet --> DLINK--> SBS NIC1 (external) --> SBS NIC2 (internal) --> Linksys Switch --> PC, Laptop,Printer, Scanner

On the internal LAN of SBS domain I have a network printer, network scanner, PC and Laptop.

Both Laptop and PC are running WinXP Pro.

Currently both PC and Laptop do not login to the domain.

they do get their network settings via DHCP from SBS and I map shared drives of server using to 2 accounts set up on the server.

In terms of mapping drives, I use an account for the PC and one for the Laptop to allow the PC and Laptop share a common drive to store files.

Essentially SBS a file server and printer server.
 
Email is fetched/sent directly to the ISP mail via outlook client rather than via the exchange on sbs. I would like to for now at least keep those settings for security reasons.

Question:
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Given that I login to both the PC and Laptop through their own local profile/account (just like any regular PC or if it was a Linux based PC that cannot get assigned a domain profile), how can I keep my existing desktop profile (programs and their settings)? I have specific programs installed that I would like to keep. I believe these existing progams and settings get over written when joining the sbs domain officially.

If the answer is I can't, then is it possible to have for example, the laptop to be able to choose which profile to login too?

That is, when I want to have a SBS domain profile and its specific programs etc I can chose to login as a domain account and if i chose for whatever reason to login to the local account of laptop (while using DHCP to get SBS network settings). is this possible?

Any suggestions on how to do this is appreciated.
 
In terms of adding a computer to the SBS domain, i can choose this option via the wizard but how can it be done to avoid overwriting an existing profile or done in such as way as to import local profile into domain profile (and from then on, all new installed programs can be made via the domain profile rather than 2 separate login profiles).

as one can tell, i'm no SBS expert!

regards,
Will. 
Steven O'Neill User is Offline
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2/23/2008 09:47 AM  
If you connect the laptop to the domain (using the connectcomputer wizard) then a new domain profile will be created. It will not overwrite the existing profile if the username is the same on the local profile and the domain profile. Instead it would add a new profile on the laptop called username.domain (so whatever the username was along with your domain name). You can then migrate any settings you wish as an admin from the local profile to the domain based one.

On top of this, when you turn the laptop on you will have a choice as to what network you would like to sign onto. By default it will be the domain but you can simply click the dropdown arrow and choose the local laptop name and sign onto this using the local profile. You will not be able to sign onto the domain with the local profile account and vice versa.

This works the same for desktops as it does for laptops.
william fitzgerald User is Offline
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2/25/2008 03:55 PM  
Thanks Steven.
 
For now i just created a new local account a long with the existing local account (for testing purposes). then i created an account (with same user name and password) on the server and added the PC to the domain under that new account.
 
Now I can login via the old profile locally and the new profile on the domain. I will experiment with is new account and then once i am comfortable i will try set up the migration of the local profile i want to keep with the domain.
 
many thanks,
Will.
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