I need to migrate local user account to domain

Question

We're joining users to the domain, and we need to migrate their local user accounts with all their existing data from My Documents, Desktop, Installed Software, and etc. to their domain profile. How to do this properly, and will the Command Prompt username also be migrated and changed with the new username as well? We've already tried with a 3rd party tool but the CMD username appears as the old local username, which is not an option.

Answer 1

Have a look at User Profile Central or USMTGUI from Ehlertech, that we've just started using for a planned 800 PC migration during the coming autumn.

Both programs will do exactly what you need (except moving the apps):
Move over the users profile but also rummage through the system drive after misplaced documents.
However User Profile Central is the one to use for bigger projects as we can sit at our PC and remotely pick up the profiles from the old PCs and put them onto the new PC.

App Migration
Do not attempt to move apps. Most are designed to NOT being movable for licensing reasons and will most probably fail, either with licensing or functionally.

Answer 2

Hi, I'd be happy to help you out with your question. Sorry for the inconvenience caused. To migrate local user accounts to a domain, you can use the built-in User State Migration Tool (USMT) on your Windows computer. Here's how you can do it: Begin by creating a backup of the user's data that you want to migrate to the domain, including files in My Documents, Desktop, and other user-specific folders. Join the computer to the domain before you migrate local user accounts to the domain. Next, create a domain user account for each user that you want to migrate. Make sure the new domain user account has the necessary permissions to access the files and folders that you want to migrate. Once you've created the domain user account, download and install the USMT on your computer. The USMT is a free tool that you can use to migrate user data, profiles, settings, and files from a local account to a domain account. Open the Command Prompt and navigate to the folder where USMT is installed. Use the USMT command-line tool to create a migration store that contains the user data you want to migrate. You can specify which files and folders to include in the migration store. Finally, use the USMT command-line tool to migrate the user data to the new domain user account. After the migration is complete, verify that all the user's data has been migrated correctly. You should log in to the new domain user account and check that all files, folders, and settings are intact. Regarding the Command Prompt username, it should be changed to the new domain username once the local user account is migrated to the domain. If you're using a 3rd party tool and the Command Prompt username is not being changed, you may need to troubleshoot the tool or try an alternative tool. If you have any other questions or need assistance with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. I'm here to help.

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