old domain to new domain

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   Is there a Step-by-Step How-To?

I have an old domain (domain.local) and a new domain (new.domain.com).

How do you use the free version to migrate the old user account to the new domain user acct?

- Do I leave the computer on the old domain?
-Should I login to the computer as a local administrator, then run the wizard?
-Do you disjoin the computer from the old domain first and/or join it to the new domain?
-If joined to new domain do you login with the new domain user acct first and then use the wizard?

Thanks

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dz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25 Feb 2018 Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote dz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: old domain to new domain Posted: 24 Jan 2025 at 2:06am
	Is there a Step-by-Step How-To? I have an old domain (domain.local) and a new domain (new.domain.com). How do you use the free version to migrate the old user account to the new domain user acct? - Do I leave the computer on the old domain? -Should I login to the computer as a local administrator, then run the wizard? -Do you disjoin the computer from the old domain first and/or join it to the new domain? -If joined to new domain do you login with the new domain user acct first and then use the wizard? Thanks

Support Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Support Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jan 2025 at 9:17am
	Hi, Have you seen the user guide for the free edition, it is available here? -Do I leave the computer on the old domain? Yes. -Should I login to the computer as a local administrator, then run the wizard? You will need to run the Wizard as an administrator. -Do you disjoin the computer from the old domain first and/or join it to the new domain? No, you do not need to unjoin the computer from the old domain first. The Wizard can join the computer to the new domain after migrating the profile. -If joined to new domain do you login with the new domain user acct first and then use the wizard? No, do not log on to the new account before you migrate the profile to it. Run the Wizard Select the source profile that you would like to migrate Specify the target (new) account and domain. The Wizard will migrate the profile, unjoin the computer from the old domain and join it to the new domain. Many thanks, Support.

dz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25 Feb 2018 Status: Offline Points: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote dz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jan 2025 at 1:15pm
	Thank you for the reply. Yes, I've read the guide. -Do you disjoin the computer from the old domain first and/or join it to the new domain? No, you do not need to unjoin the computer from the old domain first. The Wizard can join the computer to the new domain after migrating the profile. How does it migrate the profile to the new user acct before it's joined to the new domain? How would it even know of the new user acct? So these steps then: 1. Leave computer on old domain. 2. Login to the computer as a local admin account 3. Run the Forensit wizard 3a. Choose the account you want to migrate ie domain/user 4. In the boxes below put in the domain name as the NetBIOS name?? or corp.example.com ? 5. Check "join domain" 6. Enter the NEW account name from new domain?? What if the username is exactly the same?

Support Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 09 Nov 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Support Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jan 2025 at 8:56am
	Hi, You specify the new account name when you are using the Wizard, the Wizard will query the new domain to obtain the new SID and migrate the profile to the new account and then join the computer to the new domain. Your steps are correct, you can specify either new domain as either the FQDN or NetBIOS name. You can migrate the profile to an account with the same name in the new domain. Many thanks, Support.