Migrating Unix accounts into Active Directory

Hi

I am working as a student system administrator for my university. Currently,
we have all the students accounts on a Unix machine and we use a custom
build service to provide centralized authentication via this server. We want
to move all these accounts to Active Directory to provide a proper
centralized authentication infrastructure. Since we have too many users, so
resetting everyone's password is not feasible here. Therefore, we need to
migrate these user accounts along with their current unix passwords into
Active Directory. Is there a way to do so?

Hello Sanrag,

Start here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/i.../bb380248.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...48(WS.10).aspx

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi
>
> I am working as a student system administrator for my university.
> Currently, we have all the students accounts on a Unix machine and we
> use a custom build service to provide centralized authentication via
> this server. We want to move all these accounts to Active Directory to
> provide a proper centralized authentication infrastructure. Since we
> have too many users, so resetting everyone's password is not feasible
> here. Therefore, we need to migrate these user accounts along with
> their current unix passwords into Active Directory. Is there a way to
> do so?
>

Hi

Neither of the above links talk about migrating the existing passwords. They
only give information about creating new unix accounts and configuring Linux
to authenticate and authorize using new accounts.

Regards
Sanrag

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Hello Sanrag,
>
> Start here:
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/i.../bb380248.aspx
>
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...48(WS.10).aspx
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I am working as a student system administrator for my university.
>> Currently, we have all the students accounts on a Unix machine and we
>> use a custom build service to provide centralized authentication via
>> this server. We want to move all these accounts to Active Directory to
>> provide a proper centralized authentication infrastructure. Since we
>> have too many users, so resetting everyone's password is not feasible
>> here. Therefore, we need to migrate these user accounts along with
>> their current unix passwords into Active Directory. Is there a way to
>> do so?
>>
>
>
>

Hello Sanrag,

According to this articles it is not possible to migrate the passwords:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb463169.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324083

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> Hi
>
> Neither of the above links talk about migrating the existing
> passwords. They only give information about creating new unix accounts
> and configuring Linux to authenticate and authorize using new
> accounts.
>
> Regards
> Sanrag
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb6624fb88cbab884732b6e5@msnews.microsoft.com...
>
>> Hello Sanrag,
>>
>> Start here:
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/i.../bb380248.aspx
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...48(WS.10).aspx
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I am working as a student system administrator for my university.
>>> Currently, we have all the students accounts on a Unix machine and
>>> we use a custom build service to provide centralized authentication
>>> via this server. We want to move all these accounts to Active
>>> Directory to provide a proper centralized authentication
>>> infrastructure. Since we have too many users, so resetting
>>> everyone's password is not feasible here. Therefore, we need to
>>> migrate these user accounts along with their current unix passwords
>>> into Active Directory. Is there a way to do so?
>>>

Hello Sanrag,

Have a look at third party tool called centrify.. we used that migrating
from Unix to AD. http://www.centrify.com/request.asp?o=34
Also check http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../bb463169.aspx

Isaac


"Sanrag Sood" <sanrag.sood@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:043CA0A2-249C-43A0-A1A2-FE7789E6D5D0@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> Neither of the above links talk about migrating the existing passwords.
> They only give information about creating new unix accounts and
> configuring Linux to authenticate and authorize using new accounts.
>
> Regards
> Sanrag
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb6624fb88cbab884732b6e5@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> Hello Sanrag,
>>
>> Start here:
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/i.../bb380248.aspx
>>
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...48(WS.10).aspx
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I am working as a student system administrator for my university.
>>> Currently, we have all the students accounts on a Unix machine and we
>>> use a custom build service to provide centralized authentication via
>>> this server. We want to move all these accounts to Active Directory to
>>> provide a proper centralized authentication infrastructure. Since we
>>> have too many users, so resetting everyone's password is not feasible
>>> here. Therefore, we need to migrate these user accounts along with
>>> their current unix passwords into Active Directory. Is there a way to
>>> do so?
>>>
>>
>>
>>

Also look at
http://www.likewise.com/products/lik...-Migration.php

Isaac

"Sanrag Sood" <sanrag.sood@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:043CA0A2-249C-43A0-A1A2-FE7789E6D5D0@microsoft.com...
> Hi
>
> Neither of the above links talk about migrating the existing passwords.
> They only give information about creating new unix accounts and
> configuring Linux to authenticate and authorize using new accounts.
>
> Regards
> Sanrag
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news:ff16fb6624fb88cbab884732b6e5@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> Hello Sanrag,
>>
>> Start here:
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/i.../bb380248.aspx
>>
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...48(WS.10).aspx
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I am working as a student system administrator for my university.
>>> Currently, we have all the students accounts on a Unix machine and we
>>> use a custom build service to provide centralized authentication via
>>> this server. We want to move all these accounts to Active Directory to
>>> provide a proper centralized authentication infrastructure. Since we
>>> have too many users, so resetting everyone's password is not feasible
>>> here. Therefore, we need to migrate these user accounts along with
>>> their current unix passwords into Active Directory. Is there a way to
>>> do so?
>>>
>>
>>
>>