Move PC between domains

[Colin Chaplin]

OK, here's the scenario

A subset of the domain (an indentified bunch of people and computers and
fileservers) is being split off and a brand new AD provided for them. I
think the file migration is sorted and permission issue all OK

What I find surprising is there appears to be no tools to move a PC betwen
domains. I'm aware I can get the users to do it (assuming they have
permissions) but I am expecting the users to struggle with this, so I
thought a little command line app would exist that'd disconnect the machine
from the domain and join a new one

Am I missing the point somewhere?

Thanks

Colin

 

[Kevin D. Goodknecht Sr. [MVP]]

OK, here's the scenario

A subset of the domain (an indentified bunch of people and computers
and fileservers) is being split off and a brand new AD provided for
them. I think the file migration is sorted and permission issue all OK

What I find surprising is there appears to be no tools to move a PC
betwen domains. I'm aware I can get the users to do it (assuming they
have permissions) but I am expecting the users to struggle with this,
so I thought a little command line app would exist that'd disconnect
the machine from the domain and join a new one

Am I missing the point somewhere?

Active Directory Migration Tool(ADMT) will migrate users, computers, and
other objects between domains.

 

[Paul Bergson]

If you only want to move the pc's between domains you could also use netdom.
No significant installs or need of an sql engine.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/41722/41722.html


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Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Colin Chaplin]

If you only want to move the pc's between domains you could also use
netdom. No significant installs or need of an sql engine.

http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/41722/41722.html

That's the ticket. I should've known that!

Thanks.