upgrade Workgroup to Windows 2003 server.

22 Mar 2005 12:11 AM

emgdos

I have network with 3 workgroups and thier workstation have several shared
interconnected. Note: that all the workstation have been upgraded to Win2K
Pro and XP Pro. I have purchased Win3K server and installed it on this
network. It is presently my DHCP server, Server Printer, and my File Server.
There approximately 6 shares on this server that the workgroups connect to.
I am trying to convert this server now to my domain server by DCPROMO. Once
I do this my shares are gone I no longer have connection to the work groups.
I understand from MS knowledge base that I need to recreate the shares on
this server once I complete domain. My question is about the workgroups and
workstation, do i need to recreate the shares and workgroup as well to have
them see the new domain server?

Is there any documentation about upgrading workgroups to Windows 2003 server?

22 Mar 2005 12:40 AM

Doug Sherman [MVP]

There is not much point in having a domain controller unless you are going
to join your workstations to the domain - thereby eliminating the
workgroups. With Active Directory you could place groups of computers in
different Organizational Units so that you can apply different policies to
them. Perhaps that's what you have in mind?

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

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"emgdos" <emg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have network with 3 workgroups and thier workstation have several shared
> interconnected. Note: that all the workstation have been upgraded to
Win2K
> Pro and XP Pro. I have purchased Win3K server and installed it on this
> network. It is presently my DHCP server, Server Printer, and my File
Server.
> There approximately 6 shares on this server that the workgroups connect
to.
> I am trying to convert this server now to my domain server by DCPROMO.
Once
> I do this my shares are gone I no longer have connection to the work
groups.
> I understand from MS knowledge base that I need to recreate the shares on
> this server once I complete domain. My question is about the workgroups
and
> workstation, do i need to recreate the shares and workgroup as well to
have
> them see the new domain server?
>
> Is there any documentation about upgrading workgroups to Windows 2003
server?

22 Mar 2005 1:07 AM

Don Wilwol

Its a little unclear what your trying to accomplish. Adding a domain
controller should not effect the workgroups. Workgroups don't have shares,
the machines in them have shares. If there are existing shares in a
workgroup, that shouldn't change.

As for shares on the DC, you will now have users from the domain accessing
them. You should set the permissions to allow the domain users rights to
them. You will need to create users in the domain.

The clients (XP and w2k pro) should also be joined to the domain. A machine
can not be a member of a domain and a workgroup at the same time. That does
not mean however, they can't access resources in an existing workgroup.

I know I didn't explain this very well, but this is a process that really
can't be explained in a few sentences.

You create a domain.
add users to the domain
add computers to the domain
users log on from those machine to the domain.
then you create resources in the domain
set permissions on them
users gain access based on their rights set above.

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Hope it helps...........

dw

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"emgdos" <emg***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have network with 3 workgroups and thier workstation have several shared
> interconnected. Note: that all the workstation have been upgraded to
> Win2K
> Pro and XP Pro. I have purchased Win3K server and installed it on this
> network. It is presently my DHCP server, Server Printer, and my File
> Server.
> There approximately 6 shares on this server that the workgroups connect
> to.
> I am trying to convert this server now to my domain server by DCPROMO.
> Once
> I do this my shares are gone I no longer have connection to the work
> groups.
> I understand from MS knowledge base that I need to recreate the shares on
> this server once I complete domain. My question is about the workgroups
> and
> workstation, do i need to recreate the shares and workgroup as well to
> have
> them see the new domain server?
>
> Is there any documentation about upgrading workgroups to Windows 2003
> server?