in your case I would suggest an UPGRADE of the domain to w2k3 AD instead of a migration to a NEW forest....
high-level steps are * use the W2K3 SP1 CD! * update schema (only needed to introduce w2k3 DCs, not needed for w2k3 member servers) * introduce w2k3 DCs * move stuff over from w2k DCs to w2k3 DCs * demote and decommission W2K DCs also see for additional information: http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/archive/2005/11/19/What-information-is-available-when-UPGRADING-from-W2K_2F00_E2K-to-W2K3-_2800_R2_29002F00_E2K3_3F00_.aspx Met vriendelijke groeten / Kind regards, Ing. Jorge de Almeida Pinto Senior Infrastructure Consultant MVP Windows Server - Directory Services LogicaCMG Nederland B.V. (BU RTINC Eindhoven) ( Tel : +31-(0)40-29.57.777 ( Mobile : +31-(0)6-26.26.62.80 * E-mail : <see sender address> ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of badhusha sd Sent: Fri 2006-12-29 12:22 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] migration help Hi all I had a windows 2000 domain with 2 domain contraoller , 3 file servers , the users acoounts are spread across all the servers (ie the active directory accounts are added to file server directory security to assign access to users for folders and files). now i am installing new servers for windows 2003 and i want to migrate the users account from windows 2000 to windows 2003 . how to i do , what happend to the user acconts after migration , what happens to the users accounts added to file server. how to do i retain the same user acconts in the file server directory permissions. please give me a solution for a proper migration. Thanks in advance. Bdahusha.s.d. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.
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