Topic: Import NT Users

[Klaus Boehme]

I am migrating an NT network to SME server for Mail etc.

Is there a tool/process/simple way to import users/passwords etc - or is it all a manual process?


Regards

Klaus

[guestHH]

can you export the accounts from NT?

if yes, see: http://myezserver.com/downloads/mitel/howto/addusers-howto.html

regards,
guestHH

[Tony P.]

You can export the usernames and user information from NT using the adduser.exe utility that is in the resource kit.

The utility does not export the passwords.

Tony P.

[Charles]

Hi I know of a user that has just imported over 1250 users from NT server.  The import on Darrel's site Did NOT work , he has one that will work.

e-mail: rob@northwestlinux.co.uk

[guestHH]

please eleborate on that please. Either you or Rob.

Regards,
guestHH

[Abe Loveless]

The last time I tried Darrell's import script (has been a real long time) it created the user_id's randomly, rather than incrementally... like the standard SME process.  After adding nearly 2000 users, the system just took forever to do much of anything.  It seemed to periodically lock up (had to be rebooted) stuff like that.

After wiping the system and installing using this http://tech-geeks.org/contrib/loveless/batch_users/ everything seemed to work much better.  

However, I did notice that it will only add about 500 users at a time, before a reboot was necessary.  I'm not sure why, but when I did it, I would add 400 then reboot, add 400 more, reboot... repeat until finished.

I have nearly 2500 users using the POP3/SMTP services of an SME 5.5 system, and ClamAV.