How to get my local users to a new server?

[Poestges]

Hi there,

currently I'm using a Windows Server 2003 - 32bit for our vCenter 4.0U2. Now 4.1 requires a 64bit Server, so I've made a new Windows Server 2008 R2 - 64bit to install the new vCenter 4.1.

We don't have an AD so I use local users on the 2003 Server. My Problem is: How can I migrate the local users including their passwords to the new 2008 Server?

Thanks in advance,

Sascha

[schepp]

There are several third party tools for doing that. Or you might use internal commands like adduser.

Typing "windows 2003 migrate local user" into google should give you enough information to succeed.

Regards

[Poestges]

Thanks for the quick response, but I've googled the last days already. All I've found is a tool about 1000$ or commands to migrate users without the password.

[schepp]

Well, maybe I'm a g(oogle)Expert but the second hit I get is a "Local Users and Group Migration Guide" from MS Technet:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd379531%28WS.10%29.aspx

[Poestges]

Attributes that are not supported

Migration of the following user account attributes or

scenarios is not supported.

User password. Users are prompted to set new passwords the first

time that they log on to the destination server.

[schepp]

How many users do you have on that server? If you got 10, then a bit manual interaction shouldn't be such a pain. If you got 300 I'd say go and create an AD.

[Poestges]

its ~100 users, if there's a possibility to get the local users including passwords into an AD, I'll do it.