Transfer computer and user accounts from one domain to another

Good day NG

we're in the process of migrating an old windows 2000 to a new windows 2008
domain. since the schema of the existing domain is inconsistent and kinda
corrupt, our idea is, to transfer computer and user accounts from the old to
the new domain. what we have in mind is, to create a new domain and connect
to the existing one, then transfer computer and user accounts from existing
to new. BUT, we don't know how we can set it up to get that working. can
someone point us in a direction? or share some thoughts with us?

big thanks in advance

Christian

I am no export, but I did something very similar...

LDIFDE and CSVDE

It worked and I was pschyed...

BBW...

hi bbw

thanks for your response. so you migrated the computer accounts from one
domain to another using one or both of these tools - but how did you 'make
the workstations understand' that they nolonger belongs to domainold.local
but to domainnew.local? i think you had to execute some code on every
workstation that changed some setting somewhere .. am i wrong?

thanks and kind regards

Christian

I had my main domain abc.com and it ran W2K3. I had a seperate domain
overseas say xyz.com, not connected. Both had seperate Exchange 2003
systems. We needed to merge.

on xyz, I used CSVDE to export user accounts and GAL, includsing x400 and
X500 address to a CSV file. I noted the shares & loginscripts. Exported
the Exchange data to PSTs.

I then shutdown all the servers. Then i reinstalled the OS creating a new
domain in an existing forest. Made the DNS server, WINS, DHCP, etc.
Reinstalled the servers to the new domain. Reinstall Exchange to the abc
org.. Massaged the csv file to put back the users. 50 PC, removed from old
domain and added to new domain, login as user and put config outlook. Put
back the shares and rights. print was tcpip.

3 people done on a 3 day weekend.

there may be better ways, but this worked and I knew what i was doing...

good luck...

You could use Active Directory Migration Toolkit v3. The guide is here:
https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...displaylang=en

It is built to assist in the transfer of AD objects from one domain to
another, including Exchange objects.

If you decide to go that route you will also need to set up a Trust between
the two domains whilst you transfer the objects


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Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4

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