ADMT doesn't modify user profiles

[YokyDoky]

Migrating from NT domain to AD. Using ADMT to migrate computers. First off, someone tell me the difference between "People" and "Users" in AD. I migrated all accounts from NT domain and put them in "People" on the AD. Are they supposed to be in "Users"?

Next: Run ADMT to migrate computers. Each computer has user profiles (over 900 computers, mostly 2K and XP). Help me understand - isn't the ADMT supposed to modify the user's profile so they can still access it after they log on to the new AD domain? Because if so, it don't work. I checked all the boxes, but it doesn't work. Can someone recommend some good reading? My employer is honest-to-God too cheap to pay for any training and I'm too poor to do it myself. Thanks!


Y. Doky - "Manager" of Systems

"A .22 caliber intellect in a .357 Magnum world."

 

[markdmac]

You will find a plethora of articles on this subject at Microsoft.com. Just search for ADMT from support.microsoft.com.

I ran into a similar problem and discovered that my issue was that the Domain Admin account for the new domain needed to first be added to the Local Admins group.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[YokyDoky]

Mark, thanks for the reply. I don't think this is the issue because I am logged into the AD server as administrator of the Source (old) domain. The ADMT does migrate the computer into the new domain and reports no errors, but just doesn't add the new access rights to the existing profiles.

Y. Doky - "Manager" of Systems

"A .22 caliber intellect in a .357 Magnum world."

 

[markdmac]

The problem is that from the PC side it needs to have BOTH domain admins configured.

It is a simple enough test, just add the new domain admin id to the local admins group of a single machien and rereun your test on just that one machine account.

Can you verify that you have done the trust between the domains?

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark