Authentication Wizard - Domain Change Only

This document provides a step-by-step guide on how to use the Authentication Wizard to configure authentication roles for a migration in which PCs are moved between domains or workgroups without any profile changes. All other settings should be configured using the Easy Setup Wizard.

Step-by-Step

1. Start the Authentication Wizard as part of the Easy Setup Wizard or by clicking on the Authentication Wizard button on the Authentication tab on the main console screen.
   
   
2. Select Domain Change Only. Click Next >>.
   
   
3. Enter the Username and Password for a user account which meets these criteria:
   • Must have local administrator privileges on all computers.
   • May be a domain account or a local account.
   
   If the account is a domain account, enter the Domain name in the field provided. If the account is a local account, check the Local Account checkbox. This account will be used for the Administrator A and Administrator B authentication roles. When finished, click Next >>.
   
   
4. If this is a domain-to-local migration, no further information is required. If this is a domain-to-domain migration, you will be prompted for an additional Username and Password for a user account which meets these criteria:
   • Required privileges to join all computers to the domain.
   • Must be a domain account.
   
   A Note reminds you that regular Windows user accounts can only join 10 computers to a domain. If this Domain Change involves moving computers from a workgroup to a domain or from domain to domain, it is highly recommended that the account specified has the Join Computers to Domain user right to avoid potential errors during the domain join. Administrator accounts have this privilege by default. (See Microsoft support article "You Have Exceeded the Maximum Number of Computer Accounts" Error Message When You Try to Join a Windows XP Computer to a Windows 2000 Domain (314462) for more information.)
   
   If the account is a domain account, enter the Domain name in the field provided. If the account is a local account, check the Local Account checkbox. This account will be used for the Domain Join Privileges authentication role. When finished, click Next >>.
   
   
5. The Authentication Wizard is complete. You are presented with the option to Override Settings if you choose, however this is not recommended as incorrect configuration of the authentication roles can result in failure of the migration on one or more clients. Click Finish to complete the wizard.