Move a local user account into a domain or move a user account between machines.
Syntax MOVEUSER [DOMAIN/]user1 [DOMAIN/]user2 [/c:computer] [/k] [/y] Key: user1 The existing user (who has a local profile) Specify domain users in 'DOMAIN/user' format or just 'user' for a local account. user2 The user acount that will inherit the user1 profile. This account must already exist. Specify domain users in DOMAIN/user format specify only user for local accounts. /c:computer The computer on which to make the changes. /k Keep user account user1 (only applies to local users) /y Overwrite an existing profile for user2.
To use MOVEUSER, you must be logged in with admin rights to create and modify user accounts on both the source and target machine.
Move the local user account "fred" into the domain ss64Dom:
MOVEUSER fred ss64Dom\newfred
Move the user account "fred" into the domain ss64Dom, copying the account from the remote PC called 'wks0123'
MOVEUSER fred ss64Dom\newfred /c:\\wks0123
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ADMT - Active Directory Migration Tool (domain to domain).