Move TS from workgroup to domain?

[Donna D]

Hi,

We have a Win2k3 TS in workgroup mode that connects us to our Netware
server. We're (finally!) getting rid of our Netware server & replacing it
with a Win2k3 server. The new server will be a domain. What's the best
practice for changing the TS server from wg mode to domain mode? Just join
the domain? Make it some sort of a controller? These will be our only 2
servers.

Thx,

DD

 

[moncho]

Re: Move TS from workgroup to domain?

Donna D wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have a Win2k3 TS in workgroup mode that connects us to our Netware
> server. We're (finally!) getting rid of our Netware server & replacing it
> with a Win2k3 server. The new server will be a domain. What's the best
> practice for changing the TS server from wg mode to domain mode? Just join
> the domain? Make it some sort of a controller? These will be our only 2
> servers.

I am not qualified to specifically answer your question because
I do not deal with Netware.

Some of the things I would think about before the move are:

Are your current user logins local to your current TS server or
do they get their access rights from the Netware server.

If they are local to the TS, you will need to recreate the logins
and passwords in A/D.

Where are your user profiles stored? Are they on the TS or in
Netware's LDAP directory (don't know if Netware has a special
name for this or not)?

As for the TS itself, you just add the server to the domain and that
is it.

Once you have the A/D Server setup and you have added the TS server
to the domain, you are going to want to move it into its own OU
in A/D.

Google search this group for more information regarding adding a TS
to A/D, group policy and locking down TS with group policy.

Also, check out http://ts.veranoest.net/ and www.sessioncomputing.com
for more information regarding TS and A/D.

Hopefully others in this group can help explicitly with the
Netware side of things.

moncho


>
> Thx,
>
> DD
>
>

 

[Donna D]

Re: Move TS from workgroup to domain?

Hi Moncho,

I'll put my questions inline (see below):

> I am not qualified to specifically answer your question because
> I do not deal with Netware.

** Netware is a non-issue as they connect to it thru the TS by logging in
using a Netware Client, there are no settings.

>
> Some of the things I would think about before the move are:
>
> Are your current user logins local to your current TS server or
> do they get their access rights from the Netware server.
>
> If they are local to the TS, you will need to recreate the logins
> and passwords in A/D.
>
> Where are your user profiles stored?


** The current are local to the TS - they match the NW server so there's
only one login.
** I'll recreate logins & passwords in A/D.
** The profiles are on the TS - how can I keep them?


> As for the TS itself, you just add the server to the domain and that
> is it.
>
> Once you have the A/D Server setup and you have added the TS server
> to the domain, you are going to want to move it into its own OU
> in A/D.

** Any idea how I move it to it's own OU?


Thanks so much

DD

 

[moncho]

Re: Move TS from workgroup to domain?

Donna D wrote:
> Hi Moncho,
>
> I'll put my questions inline (see below):
>
>> I am not qualified to specifically answer your question because
>> I do not deal with Netware.
>
> ** Netware is a non-issue as they connect to it thru the TS by logging in
> using a Netware Client, there are no settings.
>
>> Some of the things I would think about before the move are:
>>
>> Are your current user logins local to your current TS server or
>> do they get their access rights from the Netware server.
>>
>> If they are local to the TS, you will need to recreate the logins
>> and passwords in A/D.
>>
>> Where are your user profiles stored?
>
>
> ** The current are local to the TS - they match the NW server so there's
> only one login.
> ** I'll recreate logins & passwords in A/D.
> ** The profiles are on the TS - how can I keep them?

I do not know if you can keep them. Maybe someone else here
knows or has a link to a MS KB article.

>
>
>> As for the TS itself, you just add the server to the domain and that
>> is it.
>>
>> Once you have the A/D Server setup and you have added the TS server
>> to the domain, you are going to want to move it into its own OU
>> in A/D.
>
> ** Any idea how I move it to it's own OU?

Create an OU called TSServers (or whatever you like) and drag
the TS computer to the OU.

Search this group and look up "loopback processing" along with
other information about securing a TS server using group policy.

You will want to check out the links in my other post. There
is A LOT of info there regarding TS.
>
>
> Thanks so much
>
> DD

Welcome,

moncho