User Profile Migration

migprofile.exe Command Usage
The syntax of the migprofile.exe command controls the migration of profiles.
When you install View Agent with the View Persona Management setup option on a virtual machine, the
migprofile.exe utility is installed in the install_directory\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin
directory.
When you install the standalone View Persona Management software on a system, the migprofile.exe
utility is installed in the install_directory\VMware\VMware View\Persona Management directory.
From a Windows command prompt, use the following syntax for the migprofile.exe command:
migprofile.exe [/s:source_path] [/t:target_path] [/v2] [/r-:] [/takeownership] [config_file]
Table 1‑2. migprofile.exe Command-Line Options
Option Description
/s:source_path
The path name of the source V2 or V1 profile path to be migrated.
Use the wildcard '*.v2' to indicate that all V2 child folders should be migrated to V5.
Use the wildcard '*' to indicate that all V1 child folders should be migrated to V2.
This option is mandatory. You must specify the source path either on the command line or in
the migration configuration file. If you specify the source path in both places, the command-
line value is used.
/t:target_path
Path name of the target V5 or V2 profile path.
The migration utility creates a folder under this path with the same name as the source profile
folder, appended by .V5 or .V2.
This option is mandatory if the source path is a local profile on a computer.
This option is optional if the source path is located on a CIFS network share. In this case, if
you do not specify a target path, the destination profile folder is created as a sibling of the
source profile folder on the same CIFS network share.
/v2
Migrates a V2 profile to a V5 profile.
This option is required to perform a V2-to-V5 migration. When the /v2 option is not used, the
utility performs a V1-to-V2 profile migration.
/r-:
Disables registry migration.
This option is optional.
/takeownership
Causes the migprofile.exe utility to take ownership of the user profile during the migration.
Use this option if the administrator account that runs the migration utility does not have
ownership of the user profile to be migrated. Typically, only the user and SYSTEM accounts
have ownership of a user profile.
This option is optional. When you use this option, the original ownership of the user profile is
restored after the migration is completed.
config_file
Name of the migration configuration file.
This option is optional. Command-line options take precedence over the corresponding
settings in the configuration file if you specify values in both places.
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