Migrate a Local User Account to a Network Account Shell Script

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5338?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

If you are looking for an easy way to migrate local users to network users without losing data, then try this script.

Follow steps 1-10 in the support link above before running this script.

1) Open /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.App

2) Type vi myscriptname.sh

3) type "i" to edit the document

4) Copy and paste the following text in the terminal window

#!/bin/bash

echo "Go to http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5338?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US"

echo "Complete steps 1-10 before continuing"

echo -n "Enter 'USER' and press enter:"

read USER

echo -n "Enter 'SERVER' and press enter:"

read SERVER

sudo scp -Epr /Users/$USER root@$SERVER:/Users/

sudo mv -f /Users/$USER /Users/$USER.old

ssh root@$SERVER sudo chown -R $USER:staff /Users/$USER

5) hit (ESC) then colon : and type wq! and hit return to save the document

6) In Terminal type: chmod +x myscriptname.sh

7) in Finder, Right Click or Control+Click myscriptname.sh and select open with

8) Select "Show All Applications" and Navigate to /Applications/Utilities/terminal.App

9) in Finder, Right Click or Control+Click myscriptname.sh and select get info / Open with and click "Change All" to open all .sh files in Terminal

10) Double Click myscriptname.sh

11) For USER enter the name of the network account

12) For SERVER enter your server name (server.example.com)

13) Enter the Admin Pass for the Local Machine, Then the Server, Then the server again

14) The user folder will be renamed to user.old (bob.old)

15) When you login as the network user account OS X Server Will copy your data to the local machine with Portable home directories

16) Once you verify all the info is there you can delete the user.old folder from the /Users/ folder (bob.old)