If you do not have a backup, nor a replicated server, then your SOL. Reinstall. You just lost ALL you domain info. So far the official party line. (but...you could try to get a mostly identical machine, and swap the disk, provided the hardware is not all to different it will boot, and you will be saved) Gr Richard On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:22:15 -0000, Nick Smith <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > OK, I know it's not a PDC (Native Win2k3 domain), it's a GCS or whatever. > However, it's dead â motherboard has died. We are trying to source a new one > but it's an old machine so not convinced this will happen. And it's not > backed up. > > At the moment we cannot add users or do much of anything that requires AD > change. > > Assuming the PDC stays dead what can we do to regain control of the AD? > > > > nick ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor: ThinPrint, GmbH Now available: .print Remote Desktop Printing Engine for Microsoft Terminal Services http://www.thinprint.com/dotprint/index.php?sh2&lc=1 ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thin.net/links.cfm ThinWiki community - Excellent SBC Search Capabilities! http://www.thinwiki.com *********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thin.net/citrixlist.cfm