Pre-creating a database for Windows authentication

This topic describes how to pre-create a database for Windows authentication.

Before you begin

Complete the BMC Digital Workplace and Smart IT installation worksheets.

To pre-create a database for Windows authentication

1. Create a a single user and schema in your domain.
   For example, <Domain name>\SmartIT_Business

2. Pre-create the database schema by running a script similar to the following example script:

   USE master
   GO
   CREATE DATABASE MyIT
   GO
   use MyIT
   GO
   CREATE LOGIN [<Domain name>\SmartIT_Business] FROM WINDOWS;
   GO 
   CREATE USER [<Domain name>\SmartIT_Business] from LOGIN [<Domain name>\SmartIT_Business]
   GO
   CREATE SCHEMA SmartIT_Business AUTHORIZATION [<Domain name>\SmartIT_Business]
   GO
   ALTER USER [<Domain name>\SmartIT_Business] WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA = SmartIT_Business
   GO
   GRANT CONNECT,CREATE TABLE,CREATE SCHEMA TO [<Domain name>\SmartIT_Business]
   GO

3. On your installation worksheet, write the database name, user, and password.
4. During installation select the pre-created db option.

5. Enter user name as <Domain name>\SmartIT_Business (example from Step1) along with the domain password.

   Note

   Enter the same user name in the Business user name, System user name, and Openfire user name fields, and the same password in the Business user password, System user password, and Openfire user password fields

6. (For upgrade) If you have set the Network security: LAN Manager authentication level field to Send NTLMv2 response only/refuse LM & NTLM, you must select the Use NTLMv2 check box during upgrade.