Creating a Windows 2000 Test Domain

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Chazzy

What I would like to accomplish is to be able to take a
copy of an existing active directory database to be used
into a test environment. Where I am stuck is what would be
the best way to accomplish this. I was thinking along the
same lines like we used to do with NT4 which was to create
a new BDC, take it off-line and then promote it to a PDC
in a disconnected network. I could do the same sort of
thing by promoting a member server to a domain controller,
disconnecting it and then seizing all roles in a test
environment. However, that would leave references to the
temporary server in the production active directory
database.

Any recommendations about the best way to proceed?
 
Hi Chazzy

You're basically on the right track. You'd just need to tidy up your
production environment afterwards by following:

216498 How To Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful
Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498

Just step through this and remove the references to the machine you've moved
to the test environment.

HTH
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