User Profile Wizard Landing Page

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Overview

User Profile Wizard (Corporate Edition) is profile migration software that allows you to move a local account to a domain account quickly, regardless of profile size.

Key Features

• Retains all your personal data and settings when switching domains.
• Configures the profile so that it can be used by the new user account, making the migration process fast and safe.

How to Obtain

To download User Profile Wizard, visit the IS&T User Profile Wizard page.

• For instructions on installation, visit User Profile Wizard Landing Page.

How to Use

This software can be run manually or be scripted. Both steps are outlined below:

Requirments for both methods:

• Manually remove machine from old domain (if applicable).
• Join machine to win.mit.edu domain and reboot.
• Log in as a local administrator account (do not log in to profile you want to copy!).
• Copy profwiz.exe, profwiz.config, and if desired CopyProfile.cmd to the desktop. (instructions for cmd script below)

Manually running the software:

• Run profwiz.exe from the desktop. If you get a license error, ensure you copied Profwiz.config as well to the same location.
• Click next, then next.
• Domain: win.mit.edu
  • Uncheck "Join domain"
• Enter name of the Kerberos ID of the user.
  • Uncheck "Set as default logon"
• Select local profile for user who matches the above Kerberos ID (the names may be different, that is fine).
• Click next. Migration process will begin.
• Have user log in to domain, everything should look good!

Scripting the software:

• To create a basic script, copy the below text into your favorite text editor and save it as ProfMigration.cmd

set /p LocalName=Enter local username to be migrated:%=%
set /p DomainName=Enter domain username to be migrated to:%=%
profwiz /domain win.mit.edu /nojoin /localaccount %LocalName% /account %DomainName% /nodefault /noreboot
pause

• Run the script by right clicking it and selecting "Run as Administrator." Enter the local username and hit enter, then enter the domain username and hit enter. If successful, script will say "Migration Complete!" at the end. By adding a pause to the script, you can see the results before the window closes.
• Have user log in to domain, everything should look good!

See Also

• User Profile Wizard web site
• User Profile Wizard features

Have Questions or Still Need Help?

• For technical questions, contact the Endpoint Managment Team at endpointmanagement@mit.edu.
• For general questions, contact the Software Distribution Team at software-distribution@mit.edu.