AD Migration tools

Chuckles · 25-07-2008, 13:51

Does anyone know of any tools that will copy user accounts from one domain to another (totally different forest)

cheers!

Daz · 25-07-2008, 14:10

ADMT

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The Active Directory Migration Tool version 3.1 (ADMT v3.1) simplifies the process of migrating objects and restructuring tasks in an Active Directory® Domain Service (AD DS) environment. You can use ADMT v3.1 to migrate users, groups, and computers between AD DS domains in different forests (inter-forest migration) or between AD DS domains in the same forest (intra-forest migration). ADMT can also perform security translation (to migrate local user profiles) when performing inter-forest migrations.

[edit]Couple of other useful links here:
http://blogs.technet.com/askds/archi...-released.aspx

Chuckles · 25-07-2008, 14:22

Cheers Daz, I've downloaded the 3.0 version as its 2003 not 2008 but it looks just the ticket!

Daz · 25-07-2008, 14:23

Sorry, didn't realise the update was 2008 only :$ Thought they'd just added '08 support. Nay mind!

Chuckles · 25-07-2008, 14:41

Works ace!! Cheers fella.

Only thing it doesn't seem to copy is the employee number for some reason, which we use to reconcile AD accounts with payroll files.

Daz · 25-07-2008, 14:46

If you're ok with VB and LDAP it wouldn't be hard to write a little thing to copy the attribute between the domains - you've already done the hard work in terms of SID's and passwords.

Chuckles · 25-07-2008, 14:49

Yeah I'll script it in and out from a text file. Thanks again.

Davey_Pitch · 25-07-2008, 15:28

Does the utility copy over passwords as well? I've exported and imported user data from AD before, but not using anything that took passwords with it.

Chuckles · 25-07-2008, 15:37

It does provided the source DC has a local encryption key installed.

25-07-2008, 13:51	#1
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	AD Migration tools Does anyone know of any tools that will copy user accounts from one domain to another (totally different forest) cheers! __________________

25-07-2008, 14:22	#3
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	Cheers Daz, I've downloaded the 3.0 version as its 2003 not 2008 but it looks just the ticket! __________________

25-07-2008, 14:23	#4
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	Sorry, didn't realise the update was 2008 only :$ Thought they'd just added '08 support. Nay mind! __________________ apt-get moo

25-07-2008, 14:41	#5
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	Works ace!! Cheers fella. Only thing it doesn't seem to copy is the employee number for some reason, which we use to reconcile AD accounts with payroll files. __________________

25-07-2008, 14:46	#6
Daz The Stig Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Swad! Posts: 10,713	If you're ok with VB and LDAP it wouldn't be hard to write a little thing to copy the attribute between the domains - you've already done the hard work in terms of SID's and passwords. __________________ apt-get moo

25-07-2008, 14:49	#7
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	Yeah I'll script it in and out from a text file. Thanks again. __________________

25-07-2008, 15:28	#8
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25-07-2008, 15:37	#9
Chuckles '09 sexual conquests: 4.5 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,075	It does provided the source DC has a local encryption key installed. __________________

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