NWCONV Migration May Change Domain Account Policy

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SUMMARY

MORE INFORMATION

If the Use Supervisor Defaults is selected in the Migration Tool for NetWare, changes made to Domain User Account Policies and the NetWare Compatible Properties for each specific user become the default user properties in Windows NT.

SYMPTOMS

Using the Migration Tool for NetWare (Nwconv.exe) to migrate users from a NetWare server to a Windows NT primary domain controller (PDC) may change Domain Account Policies for users.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if the "Use Supervisor Defaults" box is selected on the Defaults tab of the User and Group Options dialog box. (NOTE: Use Supervisor Defaults and Migrate NetWare Specific Account Information boxes are selected by default.)

NOTE: Current user default settings may be reviewed on a NetWare server by opening the SYSCON utility (NetWare version 3.x), and then, under Supervisor options, look at the Default Account Balance/Restrictions. (NOTE: NWAdmn3x.exe is the utility used on NetWare 4.x servers.)

RESOLUTION

If changes to Domain Account Policy are not wanted, click to clear the "Use Supervisor Defaults" check box before migrating user accounts. Otherwise, prior to migration, make changes on the NetWare server to equivalent settings in Windows NT or, after the migration is concluded, verify the Windows NT Account Policies and make the necessary changes to restore the Account Policies to their previous settings.

Keywords : ntdomain
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb