Re: Moving users to a new domain
From: Greg Smith (gjs_at_umn.edu)
Date: 02/24/05
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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:27:10 -0600
Attack-o-the-dumz!
I must be doing something wrong. I am doing the following:
1. Create a new user in domain1, admt_test.
2. Log into one of our workstations (running NT4sp6) as the new user.
3. Change the wallpaper and add new folder to the users START menu.
4. logout. Migrate the account from domain1 to domain2.
5. Log in to the same workstation as admt_test of domain2.
I get a new login, the "hello" message, default wallpaper, no user folder,
in other words a brand new profile.
Are there params I should be changing when I use the ADMT?
"NIC Student" <nospam@nospam.land> wrote in message
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> re: NT Domain
>
> You'll just need to establish the correct trusts. Have a look at the docs
> that come with ADMT to learn more about that. Micro$oft has made this
> process fairly painless.
>
> --
> Scott Baldridge
> Windows Server MVP, MCSE
>
> "Greg Smith"
>> Really, I will have to give it a try.
>>
>> One more question, will the fact that I am moving from a Windows NT
>> domain to a Windows AD domain cause any problems?
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> "NIC Student" >> Hi Greg,
>>>
>>> Fear not. The user has a new name (ie XYZ\Fred) but his GUID is
>>> idential so when the user logs back in, he uses exactly the same profile
>>> on the local computer. He will have the same Outlook/Exchange setup,
>>> same wallpaper, same internet favorites, etc. He will inherit the GPOs
>>> from the new domain and get new policies so his environment may change
>>> in that regard, but other than that, the user will not notice a change
>>> at all.
>>>
>>> It's really cool.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Scott Baldridge
>>> Windows Server MVP, MCSE
>>>
>>> "Greg Smith"
>>>>
>>>> "NIC Student" <
>>>
>>>>> Hi Greg,
>>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your response.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think thing fixes that problem I am facing. I am only
>>>> concerned with the users profile on their own machine. After the move
>>>> "fred" would not be ABC\Fred anymore, he would be XYZ\Fred on his
>>>> machine. I want to give him the same wallpaper, printer mappings IE
>>>> setting etc.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> We do this task all the time in our environment. You can either move
>>>>> the computer account to the new domain or leave it in the old domain.
>>>>> If you do not move the computer account, you will want to restart it
>>>>> after the user is moved so it becomes aware of the user's new
>>>>> "identity". If you do not restart, the user may get a "can't access
>>>>> profile" warning.
>>>>>
>>>>> Use the ADMT (Active Directory Migration Tool), make sure to use the
>>>>> current version (v2). It was designed to migrate users from
>>>>> NT==>2000/2003, but it works great to move users from one 2000/2003
>>>>> domain to another.
>>>>>
>>>>> If the two domains are not in the same forest you will need to set up
>>>>> trusts before you begin.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Scott Baldridge
>>>>> Windows Server MVP, MCSE
>>>>>
>>>>> "Greg Smith"
>>>>>> We will be moving some of our users to a new domain we are creating.
>>>>>> The users will be keeping their original user name. How do we make
>>>>>> sure the user can keep the same profile on their workstation? I have
>>>>>> looked at the "Copy profile" option but that seems to be for copying
>>>>>> to a different directory, not a new user profile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We would like to learn the basic steps to taking "fred" in domain ABC
>>>>>> and have him log into his workstation as "fred" using a new account
>>>>>> in domain XYZ and have his workstation profile (cookies, favorites,
>>>>>> presences, etc) come up the same for him.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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