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Demoting a PDC or BDC to a Member Server
Name: mitch aronson Date: September 22, 2001 at 05:53:01 Pacific
Comment:
Hi, I was told that there is a utility out there that will help in demoting a pdc or bdc to a member server. Have any of you guys seen this or is there another way to do this besides reinstalling NT? Thanks.
Name: Mike Date: September 24, 2001 at 10:58:30 Pacific
Reply:
Reinstalling is the only way I know to demote an NT server... you could demote a Win2000 server but not an NT.
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Response Number 2
Name: spiderman Date: November 1, 2001 at 12:39:06 Pacific
Reply:
Mike check this :)
With UPromote you can
Change a standalone NT server to a Primary Domain Controller (PDC). Change a Primary Domain Controller to a standalone NT server. Change a standalone NT server to a Backup Domain Controller (BDC). Change a Backup Domain Controller to a standalone NT server. http://www.purenetworking.net/Products/UPromote/UPromote.htm
Summary: I am getting ready to go to active directory and install a new PDC with windows 2k3. I was told that windows won't let you demote a BDC to a member server. Is that right? Couldn't i just remove it fro...
Summary: Yup, You can Promote and demote. You CAN NOT go from PDC or DBC to Member server or Vice Versa. Why don't you just Demote it, if you no longer need it as a PDC (an options if you don't want to reinsta...
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