I can't be the only person who has wanted to do this. Please, any ideas, no
matter how bizarre, would be welcome. Thanks.
"John Garrett" wrote:
> I have a Windows 2003 server running the FTP Publishing Service with several
> hundred local accounts and a large, nested filesystem with a lot of
> customized NTFS permissions. The server has been acting up since upgrading
> to SP2, and I am considering migrating it to a fresh installation of the same
> OS, though on different hardware (or potentially into a VM under Hyper-V).
>
> Here is my dilemma. I need to maintain all the user accounts (with their
> passwords) and the filesystems with permissions. It would be nice to keep
> all the FTP stuff, but that can be recreated if necessary.
>
> The data directory for FTP is on a different drive than the operating
> system, so if I am able to have the new machine take over the SID of the old
> one, and also integrate all of the user accounts into the new instance, then
> I am hoping a ghost of that data drive will suffice.
>
> This machine is part of Active Directory but not a domain controller. Any
> assistance that can be provided would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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