Operation name: Migrateuser

Migrates a user account in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to a new login name and binary ID. If an entry for the new login name already exists, the entry is marked for deletion to make way for the migration. Migrates user access from one domain user to another.

Syntax

stsadm -o migrateuser

-oldlogin <domain\name>

-newlogin <domain\name>

[-ignoresidhistory]

Parameters

Parameter	Value	Required?	Description
oldlogin	A valid user name in the form: Domain\user_name	Yes	The login credentials of the old account to be migrated
newlogin	A valid user name in the form: Domain\user_name	Yes	The login credentials of the new account that will replace the old account
ignoresidhistory	Any one of the following values: True False	No	If the value is "False" or not specified, the SID history meta data of the new user is checked to see if it matches the name of old user. If the value is "True," the checking of meta data is ignored.