Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 Inside Out

Migrating Passwords

ADMT supports the migration of user passwords; however, it requires a bit of setup on the source and destination domain controllers.

Evaluate the password policy on the destination domain and determine whether the passwords in the user and service accounts that you're going to migrate meet the minimum password requirements for the new domain. If migrated user accounts don't meet the minimum requirements, users will be required to change their passwords at the next logon.

To prepare the destination domain for password migration, complete the following steps:

1. Modify the Default Domain Policy to enable the Everyone permissions for anonymous users. To access the policy, start Active Directory Users and Computers. Right-click the domain ...