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you are much better off backin up the system state and restoring the entire thing to a new domain<br />
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<a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/ad/archive/2006/05/17/95625.aspx" rel="ugc">http://msmvps.com/blogs/ad/archive/2006/05/17/95625.aspx</a>
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you are much better off backin up the system state and restoring the entire thing to a new domain

http://msmvps.com/blogs/ad/archive/2006/05/17/95625.aspx [http://msmvps.com/blogs/ad/archive/2006/05/17/95625.aspx]

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jay,<br />
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will it matter if the domain is the same name or different?
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jay,

will it matter if the domain is the same name or different?

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what tools can i use to create an exact replica of the domain with OU, user, group structure?
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what tools can i use to create an exact replica of the domain with OU, user, group structure?

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you would want to image the box using Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost (Acronis is better)
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you would want to image the box using Acronis True Image or Norton Ghost (Acronis is better)

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well i cant do that to a production DC. &nbsp;i just want domain accts and OU structure not an image. &nbsp;won't cvsde work?
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well i cant do that to a production DC.  i just want domain accts and OU structure not an image.  won't cvsde work?

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why cant you imagea &nbsp;production DC?<br />
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CSVDE will bring your accounts across but i guarrantee it will be complex and as far as i know its not going to bring your OU structure over
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why cant you imagea  production DC?

CSVDE will bring your accounts across but i guarrantee it will be complex and as far as i know its not going to bring your OU structure over

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I am building a DR site with exact domain structure. &nbsp;I want to test with all the same user accounts and OU structure. &nbsp;What tool can I use to extract user accounts and OU structure? &nbsp;<br />
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Thanks.
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I am building a DR site with exact domain structure.  I want to test with all the same user accounts and OU structure.  What tool can I use to extract user accounts and OU structure?  

Thanks.

How do I extract user accounts and OU structure from production domain to test domain?

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