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Copper Contributor

Jun 11, 2018

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Copying AD Users and Computers from Windows Server 2012 and Adding it to Windows Server 2016

Hi, I'm trying to copy all the Users and Computers in Active Directory and paste into a new domain controller that is a new forest on the same network but not sure how to do that, is there an eas...

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Dave Patrick
Jun 15, 2018
Something here might help.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/8ed792f0-9706-4b2a-8070-b16bdb202025/admt32-pes-unable-to-establish-a-session-with-the-password-export-server-accounts-are-already?forum=winserverMigration

Dave Patrick

MVP

Jun 11, 2018

"just copy the roles"

What is meant here? To copy the users ADMT should be the tool to use. Something here may also help.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/lync/en-US/7a70f7eb-fb87-4a3f-89ce-511d0841b7cd/using-powershell-export-amp-import-users-in-active-directory?forum=ITCG

William f
Copper Contributor
Jun 13, 2018
I think his meaning is that just copy Users and Computers in AD without FSMO or other information like GPO.
- Pavel Reuk
  Copper Contributor
  Jun 13, 2018
  Yes, that's what my question was just to copy Users, Computers in AD without FSMO.
  
  Thanks.
  - Dave Patrick
    MVP
    Jun 13, 2018
    Then you can use ADMT as I linked above.
Pavel Reuk
Copper Contributor
Jun 11, 2018
Do you know if it will copy all the user windows credentials?

Thanks.
- Dave Patrick
  MVP
  Jun 11, 2018
  I think you can do.
  
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1838
  
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56570
  - Pavel Reuk
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 11, 2018
    Will this need to be installed on the old server to copy all that data?
    
    Thanks a lot for your help!