Migrating/Re-migrating user profiles from NT4 to WIN2K3 us..

Yes Jason, I did check that box. On the 'translate objects' screen it
gives the option to select what to translate. Files and folders,
printers, registry, etc. I choose user profiles. Is that all I need
to do?

Thanks-
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Hello Jason,

After reading some other posts I think might understand why things
aren't working for migrating profiles.

To recap my situation. I am planning a large migration from NT 4.0 to
Win 2003 AD. I want to use ADMT but my unique setup complicates
things. We are simultaneously running WIN2K3 along with NT. Users
connect to Web based payroll thru IE. Because of this, all users are
in NT and AD. Therefore, I cannot migrate users (I can't migrate and
overwrite the accounts in AD). I've been given advice to follow
're-migrating steps' but I don't think this will work. The users
in AD (that are also in NT) were never migrated there. They AD
accounts were created separately along time ago. If I want to migrate
workstations and user profiles, how can I without migrating accounts?
Can I?

I was searching other posts in this group and one of the moderators
posted this to someone who was also having probs with profiles.

"when you migrate a user account a mapping is created between a
source and
target account in the admt database, so the two accounts will be
associated.
When profile translation is performed, this mapping is used to
translate
profiles to the correct account. If the profile translation occur
prior to
the user migration, this mapping will not exist and since the source
user
has not associated target account, the profile will not be translated."

Could this be why the profile won't migrate?

Thanks,
 >> Stay informed about: Migrating/Re-migrating user profiles from NT4 to WIN2K3 us.. 

Hi,

We've changed the user profile & also migrated users but can we change
the computer domain name to the new Domain name.

Jason Tan;1681515 Wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for posting!
>
> I suggest you migrate computer objects via ADMT, which can migrate
> user
> profiles on the client machines. The following example is for your
> reference:
>
> On Windwos NT:
> ===========
> Add win2k3dom\domain admins to NT\administrators group
>
> By default, NT\domain admins group to NT\administrators group;
> NT\domain
> admins group is in the clients' built-in administrators group. You'd
> better
> to recheck it to avoid any mistake.
>
>
> On win2k3 DC:
> ================
>
> Add NT\domain admins to Win2k3dom\administrators
>
> By default, win2k3dom\domain admins are the member of
> Win2k3dom\administrators; win2k3dom\domain admins group is in the
> clients'
> built-in administrators group. You'd better to recheck it.
>
> Simply by adding win2k3\Domain Admins to NT\Administrators does not
> give
> access to the workstations. (NT\Domain Admins does not contain
> NT\Administrators). Therefore, now you use an account who is a member
> of
> win2k3dom\domain admins will not have the full control to the each
> workstation in NT. This is the reason you cannot install the agent on
> the
> NT client to restart the machine and you will encounter "access
> denied"
> issue.
>
> Now we need to perform two important steps:
>
> 1. Make sure the NT clients' DNS point to win2k3 DNS server; otherwise,
> you
> will encounter error "failed to change domain affiliation" in dispatch
> log.
> You can let the cu configure DHCP in NT to assign the DNS settings.
>
> 2. Use NT\administrator to logon to the win2k3 DC and then perform a
> computer migration via ADMT.
>
> After the computer has been migrated to the win2k3 domain, the client
> will
> receive a message to restart the computer within one minute. Therefore,
> it
> will be better to perform the migration process during the
> non-business
> time to avoid any data loss.
>
> Hope the information helps.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jason Tan
>
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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> | I am testing in prep for a large migration from NT 4.0 to WIN 2003
> AD.
> | Our WIN 2003 AD environment is up and running and in use. The NT
> users
> | have accounts in AD for payroll and therefore I cannot migrate the
> | accounts. I just want to migrate workstations and profiles. Can
> this
> | be done with ADMT? I've reviewed the "Remigrating user accounts in
> | and workstations batches" document and followed it. I cannot seem
> to
> | get to profiles to move/migrate? The doc says to "first translate
> | local user profiles, and the workstations. Then migrate user
> accounts
> | - which I do not need to do.
> |
> | Here is what I have done.
> |
> | 2 XP pro PC's part of NTdomain
> |
> | NTdomain\testADPC1
> | NTdomain\testADPC2
> |
> | Both PC's have logged onto NT domain and profiles have under docs
> and
> | settings.
> |
> | NTdomain\testADuser1
> | NTdomain\testADuser2
> |
> | I have run ADMT - selected Security translation wizard, selected
> | these PC's and instructed to translate user profiles.
> |
> | The ADMT completes with no errors but the log files say nothing has
> | changed. When I logon onto the PC's I do not see any new profiles
> | under docs and settings. Should I see
> |
> | ADdomain\ testADuser1 and ADdomain\ testADuser2 ????
> |
> | I am confused because I have no errors to follow?
> |
> | Thanks for any help!!
> |
> |


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 >> Stay informed about: Migrating/Re-migrating user profiles from NT4 to WIN2K3 us.. 

Hello,

Thank you for using newsgroup!

From your post, you have finished migrating the user account. Have you
migrated the computer account? If your computer is still login to NT
domain, you may migrate the computer account, this process will update the
domain information includes domain name, you needn't change the domain name
manually.

If you didn't migrate the computer account successfully, you also may
re-join to the new domain after migrating all resource.

If you have any concerns, please feel free let me know.

Mike Luo

Microsoft Online Partner Support
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