NT Server migration question

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I have a "old" windows nt 4.0 pdc on a domain that is no longer needed, and
we want all nt4.0 domain to be dead. this is the last server in the domain.
Issue is I need to migrate the ip, name, permissions, iis (ftp and IIS),
files to a new/different domain without the least amount of headache to the
users. This server has automated processing attached to it and of course
know one has documented all this processes. This server is also acting as a
file server for ftp/file shares. O one other thing it is having hardware
issues and is it out of warrenty so I need a resolution soon before
everything is forced to do things the hard way.

Does anyone know how I can move this server over to our new domain without
rebulding the server/permissions? I thought at one time if a NT 4.0 server
is a domain controller to demote it, the os had to be reinstalled? Can I use
the File Server migration toolkit to move everything over to a new windows
2003 server? Can I use ADMT to move the server over to our AD domain? I
know this nt box can not be a domain controller in AD and I don't want it to.
Problem is I haven't worked with nt4.0 migrations/servers for about 2 years
and can't remember crap about it.

Thanks
Cory B.
 
Re: NT Server migration question

HEllo,

so there is the current domain with this NT4, and a new domain that already
exist ?
Users are on the old or new (now and after) ?
To migrate rights, we first need to know the environnement

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Mathieu CHATEAU
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"cberends" <cberends@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I have a "old" windows nt 4.0 pdc on a domain that is no longer needed, and
> we want all nt4.0 domain to be dead. this is the last server in the
> domain.
> Issue is I need to migrate the ip, name, permissions, iis (ftp and IIS),
> files to a new/different domain without the least amount of headache to
> the
> users. This server has automated processing attached to it and of course
> know one has documented all this processes. This server is also acting as
> a
> file server for ftp/file shares. O one other thing it is having hardware
> issues and is it out of warrenty so I need a resolution soon before
> everything is forced to do things the hard way.
>
> Does anyone know how I can move this server over to our new domain without
> rebulding the server/permissions? I thought at one time if a NT 4.0
> server
> is a domain controller to demote it, the os had to be reinstalled? Can I
> use
> the File Server migration toolkit to move everything over to a new windows
> 2003 server? Can I use ADMT to move the server over to our AD domain? I
> know this nt box can not be a domain controller in AD and I don't want it
> to.
> Problem is I haven't worked with nt4.0 migrations/servers for about 2
> years
> and can't remember crap about it.
>
> Thanks
> Cory B.
 
Re: NT Server migration question

99% of all users and servers are on ADDomain. I have 1 user account on old
NT server that is also a pdc/file/ftp server that I want to put into the
ADdomain. ad domain is 2003 mixed mode.

Thanks
CoryB.
 
Re: NT Server migration question

So all ACL on files are set using the ADDOMAIN accounts/groups ?

Do you want to use new hardware ?



--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"cberends" <cberends@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 99% of all users and servers are on ADDomain. I have 1 user account on
> old
> NT server that is also a pdc/file/ftp server that I want to put into the
> ADdomain. ad domain is 2003 mixed mode.
>
> Thanks
> CoryB.
 
Re: NT Server migration question

All ACL on files/directories are NTDomain accounts/groups.

No on the new hardware. Don't need to unless I have too.
 
Re: NT Server migration question

so acl are based on things from the NT 4 domain...
How many do you have?

How much downtime can you afford ?


--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"cberends" <cberends@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> All ACL on files/directories are NTDomain accounts/groups.
>
> No on the new hardware. Don't need to unless I have too.
 
Re: NT Server migration question

all acl is based off of nt4.0
downtime I can afford is about 4hours max......
 
Re: NT Server migration question

4h can be short (depending hardware and how you speed ;)

Bu you want to remove this domain, isn't it ? This server is a bdc or pdc ?
Did you evaluate the in place upgrade way ?


--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"cberends" <cberends@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> all acl is based off of nt4.0
> downtime I can afford is about 4hours max......
>
 
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