Hi all When you migrate user/groups account interforest; can you rename them at the same time or do you need to do it as a seperate process ie. manually rename or script?

1. What is your goal? I mean something meaningful behind the renaming. 2. What groups do you use? 3. ADMT migration guide is here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974332(WS.10).aspx

Hi We are migrating domains and for now we are using users from the source to a target domain but the naming standards are different. In the source domain the user account is called abc123 and in the target the standard is joe.soap. That is why I'm asking the question. Do you know of a feature that ADMT consist of that can do this?

Hi, When you migrate a large number of users, groups, or computers, it is more efficient to use an include file. An include file is a text file in which you list the user, group, and computer objects that you want to migrate, with each object on a separate line. You must use an include file if you want to rename objects during the migration. Renaming objects Use the following format in an include file to rename computer, user, or group objects during migration: Use SourceName, TargetRDN, TargetSAM, and TargetUPN as column headings at the top of the include file. SourceName is the name of the source account, and it must be listed as the first column heading. The TargetRDN, TargetSAM, and TargetUPN column headings are optional, and you can list them in any order. You must specify the account name as user name, relative distinguished name, or canonical name. If you specify the account name as a relative distinguished name, you must also specify the source OU. For details, please refer to the link as below: ADMT Guide: Migrating and Restructuring Active Directory Domains http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974332(WS.10).aspx Hope this helps. Best Regards, Yan LiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, When you migrate a large number of users, groups, or computers, it is more efficient to use an include file. An include file is a text file in which you list the user, group, and computer objects that you want to migrate, with each object on a separate line. You must use an include file if you want to rename objects during the migration. Renaming objects Use the following format in an include file to rename computer, user, or group objects during migration: Use SourceName, TargetRDN, TargetSAM, and TargetUPN as column headings at the top of the include file. SourceName is the name of the source account, and it must be listed as the first column heading. The TargetRDN, TargetSAM, and TargetUPN column headings are optional, and you can list them in any order. You must specify the account name as user name, relative distinguished name, or canonical name. If you specify the account name as a relative distinguished name, you must also specify the source OU. For details, please refer to the link as below: ADMT Guide: Migrating and Restructuring Active Directory Domains http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc974332(WS.10).aspx Hope this helps. Best Regards, Yan LiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.