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Q157608: User Migration Fails If Only the "Everyone" Group Exists

Article: Q157608
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetworkkbfaq
Last Modified: 21-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Migration Tool for NetWare (Nwconv.exe) to transfer user and
group accounts from a NetWare server to a computer running Windows NT Server, no
user accounts are transferred. In addition, you see the following error message
in the log file:

  Error: getting groups on server: <server-name>

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if there are no groups other than the default EVERYONE
group on the NetWare server.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, create another group (other than the EVERYONE
group) on the NetWare server before you migrate the accounts to Windows NT.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51 and 4.0.

Additional query words: nwconv migrate convert

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbfaq
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : :3.51,4.0

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