How To Transfer Domains in DirectAdmin

There are primarily two ways of transferring domains in DirectAdmin - the original way and the new "test" script way.

Step 1 - Make a backup of the user who has the domain currently

• In the Reseller Panel, pick Manage User Backups

Step 2 - Rename the domain

• Login as the user
• In the User Panel, pick Domain Administration → Change Domain Name
• Rename the domain to something else
• Note: this is being done to avoid clashes as a duplicate when restoring the backup

Step 3 - do A or B, but not both, depending on whether the user already exists, or not

Step 3a - Create a New User (if they don't already exist)

• In the Reseller Panel, pick Create User
• Set the domain name to the original domain name (not the new fictitious name)

Step 3b - Create a Domain (if the user already exists)

• In the User Panel, pick Domain Administration - Create Domain
• Set the domain name to the original domain name (not the new fictitious name)

Step 4 - Rename the Backup from Step 1

• Rename the downloaded backup file

•   from: originaldomainownerusername.tar.gz
    to:  newdomainownerusername.tar.gz

Step 5 - Restore the Renamed Backup

• In the Reseller Panel, pick Manage User Backups
• Select the recently renamed file
• Restore it onto the new user account

Step 6 - Login to New User Account and Confirm

Step 7 - Login to Old User Account and Remove Fictitious Domain

Step 1 - Create a New User and Assign a Fictitious Domain (A or B but not both)

Step 1a - Create a New User (if they don't already exist)

• In the Reseller Panel, pick Create User
• Set the domain name to a fictitious domain name

Step 1b - Create a Domain (if the user already exists)

• In the User Panel, pick Domain Administration - Create Domain
• Set the domain name to a fictitious domain name

Step 2 - Run the script, replacinging domain.com with appropriate domain to transfer, olduser to the original domain owner and newuser to the newly created user

  cd /usr/local/directadmin/scripts
  ./move_domain.sh domain.com olduser newuser

Note: This is considered a TEST solution and is included since it looks to be the direction forward with domain transfers under DirectAdmin.

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