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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

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!
- Dave Patrick
  MVP
  Jun 11, 2018
  You can follow along here with step-by-step;
  
  https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/11996.admt-3-2-interforest-migration-part-1.aspx
  - Pavel Reuk
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 11, 2018
    Thanks. Are these the same steps for windows server 2016 ? I'm trying to create a new forest domain for the windows server 2016 so i don't mess around with the 2012 server, they are on the same network with different static ip addresses.