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Exporting users to a new PDC???

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by aspiring_one

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We are running a Windows NT 4.0 network and are switching to a new Windows NT 4.0 domain. I was wondering if it is
possible to export the names in User Manager for Domains for the current domain controller to the new domain controller.
I don't want to have to manually re-enter all of the users for our network again.

I'm sure you can't because of SID's or whatever, but I just thought I'd check here first.

Thanks!

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by don christner

The absolute simplest way is to set up your new computer as a backup domain controller and sync with the PDC. Then take your old PDC offline and promote the new computer to be the PDC. This way you do no extra work.

Don

by ruturaj

The first option will not work since you are switching domains, what you'll need is a utility from the resource kit called addusers.exe
1.) on a domain controller of the source domain run the commant
addusers /d users.csv
2.) Copy the file users.csv to a domain controller on the target domain & run the command
addusers /c users.csv
(use switch /? for help on additional options)

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