vbscript create users directories/move users dir to Win2k3/change

I have some questions as to which would be the best approach(es) to
use. Currently, we have a Win2K server and would like to move
Users(their home) dir to Win2k3. I have only about 200 user dir that
need to be moved. However, I have about 1300 users that need to be
created. Right now, in AD on the profile tab has the CONNECT to L: to
the \\serverwin2k\actual username. This does not create the user home
directory when creating a user dir in AD & I would need that to
automatically do that. I would like to keep the same drive letter. I
don't know if its better to hide the users dir -- like \\server\users$\
%username% or how to do that so when individual accounts are made it
automatically creates it. My first thought is to create the Users
directory on the new server and then run a vbscript to create ALL the
users directory from an excel spreadsheet that has the user dn names &
I would need the shares and permissions set. Than I would need to
move the existing users directories(& files) into the new server
overwriting some of the folders already created. I also would need a
vbscript to change in AD for all the users under this Users OU the
connect to the new server etc. I'm relatively new to some of the
scripting, but I've been googling all day and editing and trying some
and don't seem to be getting anywhere. Any help or suggestions is
appreciated? Thanx... :)

Mark
Fri Feb 01 07:54:50 CST 2008

How to Create User Shares for All Users in a Domain with ADSI
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234746/EN-US/

Scripted Home Directory Paths Require That Folders Exist
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/271657/EN-US/

Regards
Mark Dormer

"SuQ" <sue_s2u@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4e4ce85e-1273-4eaa-b2da-4ff6202f95d6@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>I have some questions as to which would be the best approach(es) to
> use. Currently, we have a Win2K server and would like to move
> Users(their home) dir to Win2k3. I have only about 200 user dir that
> need to be moved. However, I have about 1300 users that need to be
> created. Right now, in AD on the profile tab has the CONNECT to L: to
> the \\serverwin2k\actual username. This does not create the user home
> directory when creating a user dir in AD & I would need that to
> automatically do that. I would like to keep the same drive letter. I
> don't know if its better to hide the users dir -- like \\server\users$\
> %username% or how to do that so when individual accounts are made it
> automatically creates it. My first thought is to create the Users
> directory on the new server and then run a vbscript to create ALL the
> users directory from an excel spreadsheet that has the user dn names &
> I would need the shares and permissions set. Than I would need to
> move the existing users directories(& files) into the new server
> overwriting some of the folders already created. I also would need a
> vbscript to change in AD for all the users under this Users OU the
> connect to the new server etc. I'm relatively new to some of the
> scripting, but I've been googling all day and editing and trying some
> and don't seem to be getting anywhere. Any help or suggestions is
> appreciated? Thanx... :)

SuQ
Fri Feb 01 12:03:55 CST 2008

On Feb 1, 8:54=A0am, "Mark Dormer" <ma...@mvpsx.org> wrote:
> How to Create User Shares for All Users in a Domain with ADSIhttp://suppor=
t.microsoft.com/kb/234746/EN-US/
>
> Scripted Home Directory Paths Require That Folders Existhttp://support.mic=
rosoft.com/kb/271657/EN-US/
>
> Regards
> Mark Dormer
>
> "SuQ" <sue_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4e4ce85e-1273-4eaa-b2da-4ff6202f95d6@i12g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> >I have some questions as to which would be the best approach(es) to
> > use. Currently, we have a Win2K server and would like to move
> > Users(their home) dir to Win2k3. I have only about 200 user dir that
> > need to be moved. =A0However, I have about 1300 users that need to be
> > created. Right now, in AD on the profile tab has the CONNECT to L: to
> > the \\serverwin2k\actual username. =A0This does not create the user home=

> > directory when creating a user dir in AD & I would need that to
> > automatically do that. =A0I would like to keep the same drive letter. =
=A0I
> > don't know if its better to hide the users dir -- like \\server\users$\
> > %username% or how to do that so when individual accounts are made it
> > automatically creates it. =A0My first thought is to create the Users
> > directory on the new server and then run a vbscript to create ALL the
> > users directory from an excel spreadsheet that has the user dn names &
> > I would need the shares and permissions set. =A0Than I would need to
> > move the existing users directories(& files) into the new server
> > overwriting some of the folders already created. I also would need a
> > vbscript to change in AD for all the users under this Users OU the
> > connect to the new server etc. =A0I'm relatively new to some of the
> > scripting, but I've been googling all day and editing and trying some
> > and don't seem to be getting anywhere. =A0Any help or suggestions is
> > appreciated? =A0Thanx... :)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks for the links. :) I'll check it out.