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bushtor · Guest

Hi,

When using ADMT2 I understand I can migrate user accounts and computer
accounts. Can I also migrate the user's profile folder and home
folders from the source to the target server with this tool or how do I
do that? (When trying to simply move the folders with explorer I get
access denied errors...)

best regards

Tor

Ada Pan [MSFT] · Guest

Hello Tor,

Translate local user profiles after you migrate the user accounts. You only
need to translate local user profiles for Windows NT 4.0 computers. To
minimize the disruption to users, translate local user profiles immediately
after you migrate a batch of users. If your source domain includes only a
small number of pre-Active Directory clients, migrate them as a group, and
then translate their user profiles before you migrate the next batch of
users.

Note: Because roaming profiles are stored on a server, you do not need to
translate them.

No action is required to translate a local profile on Windows 2000 or
Windows XP clients between domains in the same forest because the globally
unique identifier (GUID) of the user remains the same. The local profile
can use the SID-to-GUID mapping that it preserves in the registry to
reassign the profile of the user, and then reassociate it with the new SID.

The following link has addressed the details:

Translate Local User Profiles
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKi
t/044de91e-0cdf-480e-83e6-3be53f3cfb78.mspx

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Ada Pan

Microsoft Online Partner Support
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Dipti · Guest

How is the profile translation work when migrating between forests. My two
domain in different forest are : Windows 2000 domain and windows 2003 domain.
I was able to migrate user and computer from 2000 to 2003 but local
profile translation fails consistently. Clients are XP and windows 2000 Pro.
We do not use roaming profile.
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Dipti

"Ada Pan [MSFT]" wrote:

Ada Pan [MSFT] · Guest

Hello Dipti,

When you logon to the Windows Server 2003, XP will generate a new user
profile for the domain user. There are several methods to retain and use
the original local user profile:

Method 1: ADMT
================
If you have not migrated the user accounts to win2k3, I suggest you use
ADMT to achieve this goal. ADMT - the Active Directory Migration tool, has
the ability to "translate" account security information. The following link
has addressed the details:

Remigrating User Accounts and Workstations in Batches
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKi
t/bddd8c2a-189c-4904-a089-14483e48b0ce.mspx

Method 2: Moveuser.exe
=========================

The Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit has a tool "moveuser.exe" that will
re-associate a profile with another user account. It's specifically for
this scenario where you need to move a profile from local -> domain. One
thing to note is that this can't be done while the user is logged on. It
can however be done remotely so it could be scripted.

More details can be found in the following link:

Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-
96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en

Moveuser.exe: Move User
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/all/techre
f/en-us/Default.asp?url=/Resources/Documentation/windowsserv/2003/all/techre
f/en-us/moveuser.asp

Method 3: Copy the user profile
=========================
If manually copying profile is acceptable, you can use the Copy to function
to copy the local profile to domain user profile. Please use the following
steps:

1. Log the user onto the new domain once to create the his/her user
profile and to add the path to it in the ProfilesList registry key
2. Log off as the user and log in as an administrator
3. Copy the user's profile
4. Right click on My Computer and go to Profiles
5. Once in Profiles, use "Copy To," to copy the original profile to the
new profile's path. Also, use "Permitted to Use," to give the new user
account permission to use the copied profile.
6. Log off as the administrator and logon as the user

Note: You may find the copy to button is grayed out. If so, please refer to
the following article:

291555 The "Copy To" Button in the System Properties Dialog Box Is
Unavailable
<<http://support.microsoft.com/?id=291555>>

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Ada Pan

Microsoft Online Partner Support
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Dipti · Guest

Thanks for your response. I am using ADMT2 to migrate user/computer from one
domain to other. This two utilities seems to work, but security translation
wizard fails consistently. I have checked the settings for both domains to
see if I missed something. I am going to try once again this week. If
security translation wizard fails, then I will use other options. Thanks for
the info.
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Dipti

"Ada Pan [MSFT]" wrote:

Ada Pan [MSFT] · Guest

Hi Dipti,

I am glad to hear the infromation provided is helpful.

Generally, we answer one question per post in the newsgroups. In order to
concentrate fully on the new issue, please feel free to submit your issue
as a separate thread.

Thanks!

Regards,

Ada Pan

Microsoft Online Partner Support
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