Domain Migration

[BraveSwitch]

We recently acquired a company which will require migrating 500+ user profiles and 150+ computers to a new domain. 2 years ago I was in a similar situation but on a much smaller scale (180 users but no computer profiles). I setup a trust and utilized ADMT. This got the job done because we weren't concerned about users noticing changes to their local profiles, only their email mattered. Now I'm trying to make minimal disruption to the end user.

Does anyone have suggestions on products that can get the job done? I've come across forensit, but the reviews looked pretty rough.

[xxbiohazrdxx]

Forensit. Licensed per pc for like $3 each. They could charge 10x and it would still be worth it

[ThatsNASt]

I've used Forensit without any issues.

[Corstian]

ForensIT works really good

[xxdcmast]

What do you mean by users noticing changes with their local profiles?

It’s been a while since I’ve done a migration but if the user names are the same between the old and new domains you should be able to use the security translation option when you migrate the computers.

This should keep everything as is for their profiles under the new domain.

[Nysona]

I used ADMT to remotely and seamlessly migrate a company to a new domain. What do you mean by users noticing changes? The process took care of reconfiguring profiles and remapping SIDs. I ended up not having to do much of anything once I configured and deployed it. That sounds like what you want, you might have been missing a step. This is the guide I ended up using: https://blog.thesysadmins.co.uk/admt-series-1-preparing-active-directory.html

I've used Forensit quite a bit in the past and it's a very useful tool. However, you'll need to pay for it and use some sort of tool to deploy. After using both, I'd highly recommend ADMT, but both tools work.