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Configure SharePoint to Import the Entire Forest to your SSP Profile Store

By default SharePoint imports the users from the current domain (domain which the SharePoint server is joined to). But if you work for a big corporate you might need to create more domains in your forest. Most practices will answer that with an Extranet, I would answer with: Import the entire forest Winking smile

Extranet's are excellent practices, however they need provisioning, planning, and proper change management. I would encourage this approach if I want to share my information with partners and clients, but when it comes to internal parties I don't.

To import the entire forest to your SharePoint profile store follow the following steps:

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  • Click on Configure Profile Import under Profile and Import Settings.

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  • Choose the Entire Forest option under the Source section and click OK.

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  • Click on Start Full Import to get the users from other domains.

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Now all the users who are members of other domains in your AD forest have access to your portal.

Comments

  • Anonymous
    March 29, 2012
    I am running a project for MOSS. Thanks for the post
  • Anonymous
    March 29, 2012
    You are welcome. That's a very old post. SP2010 is way better now with Service Applications.