Moving a Watchdoc server from an AD Windows domain to another domain

March 2019

Context

For various reasons, it may be necessary to move a Watchdoc server from one AD Windows domain (A) to another AD Windows domain (B) without changing the Watchdoc version.

Procedure

To perform server relocation :

  1. stop the Watchdoc service;

  2. once the new AD MS Windows domain is ready, restart Watchdoc;

  3. in Watchdoc, log in with the maintenance account;

  4. Redefine the settings for the new AD;

  5. Redefine the administration accounts;

  6. check and if necessary change the administrator rights (roles/ACLs)