Active directory problem!! please help!

Question

how can I export/save all information (users, computers, printers) that already created on active directory in my server, and import these information to a fresh active directory??!! i don't want to re create every things in new server!

Answer 1

On the old AD server you wish to copy all the accounts from

start > run > cmd

ldifde ?

[to EXPORT all entries to a file]

ldifde -m -f c:\outputfile.ldf

copy that file to C:\ of your new AD server

On your new AD server you wish to import all accounts to

start > run > cmd

[to IMPORT all entries from file to AD]

ldifde -i -f c:\outputfile.ldf

NOTE: it is assumed that you are running server 2003

Answer 2

The basic answer is to add your new server to the current domain and then drop out the original server.

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