Case scenario:
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Reorganize home directories for
existing user accounts
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 Introduction
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| This case discusses the project of reorganizing
user home directories to a new home server,
considering all implications on Active Directory
and how to configure User Management Resource
Administrator to perform all operations. |
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Requirements
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 User
Management Resource Administrator 6.0 or later |
| A
CSV formatted text file containing the username
or fullname of each existing user |
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Environment |
| The environment involves a mid-size company
with 1 central domain (mycompany.com), 1 central
domain controller running Windows 2003 (DC01),
1 file server running Windows 2000 (FILESRV01)
and one database server running SQL Server
2000 (SQLSRV01). The domain currently hosts
500 users. MyCompany expects to hire 100 new
part-time employees within the next few months. |
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Problem
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| The capacity for FILESRV01 is gradually reaching
its limit. MyCompany's network administrator
expects that given the current data consumption
growth rate and the arrival of 100 part-time
employees, a new file server (FILESVR02) is
required. |
| To optimally serve new and existing users,
MyCompany's network administrator has calculated
that the home directories of 100 employees
must be migrated to the new file server. When
the 100 new part-time employees arrive, they
will also be assigned a home directory on the
new file server. |
| For the existing users, all data must be
copied from FILESRV01 to FILESRV02. Also, the
Active Directory must be updated to accomodate
the change in physical home directory location. |
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Solution
Guide
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| Let's first discuss the logical steps needed
to perform the home directory migration and
the Active Directory update. First, we need
to look up the user in Active Directory to
find out what his/her current home directory
is. Second, we would need to create a new folder
on FILESRV02 with optional permissions and
(private)share. The final action would be to
update the Active Directory and set the location
of the new home directory as a property of
the existing user account. |
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| CSV: The contents
of a CSV file are similar to: |
Lastname,Firstname,Location
Smith,John,Main
Office
Turner,Kathy,Main
Office
McBride, John,Other Office
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