Wow! Maybe that dog will hunt? Have you tried to demote BDCs before? If this is for real, it gets me out of a very big jam. Dan, remembering why he's subscribed to this list >From: Joe Shonk <JShonk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: "'windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [windows2000] Re: usrmgr - cannot find dc >Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 10:00:10 -0700 > >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 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm