Admin Tip #143: Move user profiles with MOVEUSER, W2K Resource Kit utility

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A user profile comprises the folders that users see as their working environment, including My Documents. If you need to move a user's profile from one account to another or even to move the profile from a local account to a domain account, you can do it manually. A more reliable method is to use the W2K Resource Kit utility MOVEUSER.

To move a user's profile, logon to the computer where the existing profile resides and use the moveuser utility to move the profile. Syntax:



      MOVEUSER [DOMAIN/]user1 [DOMAIN/]user2 [/c:computer] [/k] [/y]


   user1   The existing user (who has a local profile)
           Specify domain users in 'DOMAIN/user' format
           or just 'user' for a local account. 

   user2   The user acount that will inherit the user1 profile.
           This account must already exist.
           Specify domain users in DOMAIN/user format
           specify only user for local accounts.

/c:computer   The computer on which to make the changes. 

   /k      Keep user account user1 (only applies to local users) 

   /y      Overwrite any existing profile for user2.

This wil not work on Windows NT.