[TriLUG] Converting an NT Server to Linux

[Tom Boucher]

On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 10:51 AM, Jeffery Painter wrote:

>
> Do you need to preserve user/file permissions? This would seem to be 
> the
> more difficult task in migration...

No.  I just need to preserve the files.  I can re-assign permissions 
easily because there are about 15 users.

>
> may be easier to install on a seperate machine if that is a viable 
> option
> to complete this process and not screw anything up...
>

Unfortunately, no.   We've only got the one server.   There's 16 tape 
drives in a cardboard box, but no disk drives.

> if it is a large number of users, the product DAS LSP can automatically
> assist in the transfer of users, passwords and files from NT 4 to red 
> hat
> linux. might be a small price to pay ($90) to save hours of recreating
> user accounts... I've never used this product but the review on zdnet
> looks interesting, although it looks a little old... someone may have
> written a free utility to accomplish the same.
>

Fortunately, it's only a handful of users.

>
> good luck!
>
> Jeff Painter
>

Thanks!