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change a domain or create a new one
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Name: macattack03
Date: March 12, 2008 at 19:32:01 Pacific
Subject: change a domain or create a new oneOS: server 2003 sbsCPU/Ram: intel xeon 1gbManufacturer/Model: unknown |
Comment: I have a used server machine with server 2003 sbs and i'm trying to reconfigure the machine to setup a domain for sharing files sharing a printer and gaming however when trying to change the domain the option is grayed out and i dont know how to go about making a domain do i need to reinstall server please help
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Name: Zafar Iqbal (by ziqbal452)
Date: March 12, 2008 at 21:41:45 Pacific
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Reply: Do u want to prepare a new domain controller?? or do u want to reinstall the existing one??? actualy when you promote a domain cont, then you can not change the NetBios name thats y u can not change the domain name.
u can take back up of exiting AD and reinstall the server and again install the AD after insatlling server then run dcpromo
insatll DNS and DHCP services
and restore the AD zafar Iqbal
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Reply: You should stick with your original post, and not multi-post, which is not allowed on this site... Life's more painless for the brainless.
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Replace data-server with a new one Summary: You know, unless you have very pressing reasons to get rid of the old one, the simple solution is to just set the new server up as another DC in the domain. This would provide redundancy as well as s...
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AD with 2k3 Standard and Web Summary: Operations Master Roles The five operations master roles are assigned automatically when the first domain controller in a given domain is created. Two forest-level roles are assigned to the first doma...
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Changing from Domain to Workgroup Summary: Click Start -> Run, and in the Open: field type in "dcpromo" and click OK. This will launch an interactive configurator that will let you downgrade the server from a domain controller to a stand alone...
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