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Member Server to Domain Controller
Name: khaja_akheel Date: December 31, 2007 at 23:12:05 Pacific OS: Win 2003 SBS CPU/Ram: Xeon 3.2 X 2 Product: Dell Power Edge 1800
Comment:
Dear All! Good Day!! Happy New you!!!
I have a doubt about server??
I have Windows 2003 SBS with AD/DHCP. with 2 more member domains. In case if I loose my domain controller is there any way to make this member server as main domain controller???
Name: DJX Date: January 2, 2008 at 11:33:27 Pacific
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Have you tried the "dcpromo" command? (Start-->Run-->"dcpromo")
I may be mis-understanding what exactly it is you want to do but that's how you make a domain controller. There are a few options during the setup that might be what you're looking for.
Happy New Year...
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: January 3, 2008 at 15:38:29 Pacific
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"In case if I loose my domain controller is there any way to make this member server as main domain controller???"
The answer is no. You must make a second domain controller before you lose the first one to maintain the present Forest.
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Response Number 3
Name: khaja_akheel Date: January 6, 2008 at 03:13:11 Pacific
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Dear wanderer,
How can I do that can you explain me in details...
Look I have a domain xyz.com with a member domain abc.xyz.com same activedirectory. Now I loose xyz.com & abc.xyz.com is still working & it has Activedirectory of xyz.com if I restart abc,xyz.com the I will loose all my active directory so how to make a domain xyz.com before restarting abc.xyz.com.
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