Windows Account Migration March 2018: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:40, 2 March 2018

When: Saturday, March 24th 2018 from 8am-11:59pm

Introduction

UMIACS staff will be migrating all UMIACS user Windows accounts to a new domain to prepare for simplified password management. No files or emails will be lost as part of this migration.

Actions you need to take

Log off your Windows workstation (if you have one) prior to 8am on Saturday, March 24th, otherwise you will be forcibly logged out at this time.

Things to keep in mind

Windows workstations will be unavailable to log into during this time.
Exchange/Outlook email access will be interrupted during this time, however mail delivery will not be affected.
Your password will not change.

After the migration has completed

We will send a follow-up email announcing this.
Your Windows account will now be of the form UMIACS\username instead of PC\username. You must use this username format going forward. Services that will require this new format:
- OWA for Exchange email users
- Phone email setup for Exchange email users (although the page referenced is specifically for iPhones, the principles for Android or Windows phones are similar)
- Remote Desktop workstation access

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 ==After the migration has completed==
 * We will send a follow-up email announcing this.
-* Your Windows account will now be of the form ''UMIACS\username'' instead of ''PC\username''. '''You must use this username format going forward.''' Services that will require this new format:
+* Your Windows account will now be of the form <code>UMIACS\username</code> instead of <code>PC\username</code>. '''You must use this username format going forward.''' Services that will require this new format:
 ** [[Email/Exchange/OWA | OWA]] for [[Exchange]] email users
 ** [[Email/Exchange/IPhoneAccess | Phone email setup]] for [[Exchange]] email users (although the page referenced is specifically for iPhones, the principles for Android or Windows phones are similar)