Movetree command

According to Measureup review questions with 70-290, you should use the movetree command
to move computer accounts between domains within the same forest.

MS Knowledgebase states that you cannot move computer objects between domains
with the movetree command.
Check out this link and the first paragraph under MORE INFORMATION
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/238394

Who is right?

Thanks

Goldmember

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dynamik

The MOVETREE command is capable of moving a computer object from one Active Directory location to another. Unfortunately, doing so doesn't disjoin the computer from its previous domain and join it to its new domain. After the move, the computer will still belong to its original domain. To join a new domain, I recommend using the NETDOM utility.

http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netos/article.php/624901

So it appears that while you can move computers, it really messes things up.

Goldmember

Thanks for the great info again Dynamik.

Vex10

When you move the computer to another domain, would the original computer display a red cross?

Or am i totally of course?

raystargazer

FWIW, TechNet has a short blurb about this at:

http://tinyurl.com/3d58ms

or if you prefer the original link:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/7ebf19b3-f395-425e-ad20-6c0a98af04c31033.mspx?mfr=true