Importing UNIX Identities into Active Directory by Using IDMU

Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

If your organization has an existing Network Information Service (NIS) domain environment, you can import your NIS users into Active Directory Domain Services by using the NIS Data Migration Wizard. The NIS Data Migration Wizard can be started from the Microsoft Identity Management for UNIX (IDMU) console or by using the nis2ad utility.

For more information

For information about how to use the NIS Data Migration Wizard, see:

• The IDMU Help files

• Microsoft TechNet article about migrating to Active Directory Domain Services using the NIS Data Migration Wizard:

  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75009

For information about the nis2ad utility, see:

• Microsoft Support “How to” article about migrating existing NIS Maps to Server for NIS: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75007

• TechNet article about nis2ad: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=75008