Yes and no... Check out this tool: http://www.algintech.com/UTools/UPromote.asp It allows you to change memberships of a NT 4.0 server from DC to Member and vis versa. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Angelucci [mailto:daniel_angelucci@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 6:54 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: usrmgr - cannot find dc That dog won't hunt (as they say in these parts). You can't make a PDC a member server or change domain membership without reinstalling the OS in Win NT. Dan >From: Daniel Ensor <densor@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [windows2000] Re: usrmgr - cannot find dc >Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 14:42:54 +0100 > > >Maybe you could take the PDC off the domain and then rejoin, have a look in >server manager if it's an NT4 network and see if you can get to it there >other than that as Dan says get it out of the wins (Make sure you get rid >of >the tombstone record in the database otherwise it might replicate). > >Cheers >Dan > >-----Original Message----- >From: Daniel Angelucci [mailto:daniel_angelucci@xxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 2:19 PM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Re: usrmgr - cannot find dc > > > >Check WINS. DC record may be screwed up. > >Dan > > >From: "slymax" <groups@xxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: [windows2000] usrmgr - cannot find dc > >Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 09:06:34 -0400 > > > >Sorry, this is a NT4 question. > > > >When I open User Manager on our PDC to add a user, I get this message -- > >"could not find domain controller for this domain." What in the world > >would cause that on a PDC? All the network settings seem find. > > > >Any suggestions? > > > >Thanks, > >___________________ > >Steve H > >http://vette.slymax.com > > > > > > > > > >================================== > >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation > >mode or view archives use the below link. > > > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > >================================== >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > >================================== >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm