Migrateuser: Stsadm operation (Office SharePoint Server)
Applies To: Office SharePoint Server 2007
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Topic Last Modified: 2015-03-09
Operation name: Migrateuser
Description
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:
|
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. |