G Guest Nov 26, 2006 #1 Incase of PDC(which is holding all FSMO roles) failure, how can we make the addtional domain controller to act as a PDC.
Incase of PDC(which is holding all FSMO roles) failure, how can we make the addtional domain controller to act as a PDC.
M Mike Shepperd Nov 26, 2006 #2 Seize the FSMO roles: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504 Remove the data left in Active Directory: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498 <<<make certain that you never bring that dead DC up again unless it's been rebuilt from a clean formatted drive>>> Then if it's not listed in these articles, make sure you clean out any old records in DNS that point to the dead server. That should cover the bases. -- Mike Shepperd Sunfire Solutions LLC Seattle, WA [This posting is provided AS-IS, with no warranties and confers no rights]
Seize the FSMO roles: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504 Remove the data left in Active Directory: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498 <<<make certain that you never bring that dead DC up again unless it's been rebuilt from a clean formatted drive>>> Then if it's not listed in these articles, make sure you clean out any old records in DNS that point to the dead server. That should cover the bases. -- Mike Shepperd Sunfire Solutions LLC Seattle, WA [This posting is provided AS-IS, with no warranties and confers no rights]
