Topic: Migrating from MS Mail

[Jason Ngo]

We currently have more than 300 users using Microsoft Mail. How do we migrate the user database to a fresh e-smith installation?

[guestFF]

Hi,

The problem with this is that SME can import user lists, but NT cannot export MS Mail users natively. Maybe there is a tool to do this but I would know which one.

Short, it's a NT issue so dig in MS Mail forums.

Regards,

RequestedDeletion

[Jason Ngo]

What tools are available in e-smith for importing a user list? I may have a way of exporting the user list from MS Mail in CSV format. What format does the list have to be for e-smith  to be able to import the usernames?

Am I right in saying that adding the usernames in E-smith first adds it in the linux users, then in the LDAP directory? Thanks for your help.

[Kelvin]

Jason,

In the Contributed HowTos section of this site, there is a HowTo for a script from Darrell May to read a text file containing the user accounts you want to create and automatically creating them for you.

Out of interest, do you know of a way to export the list of users from a W2K and an NT4 Server to a text file ?

Regards,

Kelvin

[Jason Ngo]

Check out the The Unofficial NT Hack FAQ:

http://www.nmrc.org/faqs/nt/
Look at Section 3 and 9 for the tools used to dump the user names and passwords.

http://www.systemtools.com/hyena/
Here you can also find a free tool for exporting a list of users.