If you install the new server and then run DCPROMO and make it an additional domain controller of the existing domain, the Active Directory information will automatically be replicated to it, its part of the DCPROMO process. Mark L Fugatt Pentech Office Solutions Inc Rochester, NY www.4mcts.com Tel: 716 586 3890 Fax: 716 249 0316 Cell: 585 576 4750 For MSN Messenger add mark@xxxxxxxxx to your contacts list For answer to your Microsoft Exchange questions visit www.msexchange.org "In God we trust. Everybody else we verify using PGP!" -----Original Message----- From: Saud [mailto:saud@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 1:33 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: AD No way to backup alone http://www.MSExchange.org/ - Re-Vamped! >You cannot just transfer AD to another server. >Install the server as an additional DC of an existing domain, and let >it replicate, then DCPROMO the old server so that it is not longer a >DC. Would you explain a little more ? I've already installed it as a DC with the same domain name but it's not connected to the network. What to do now ? DCPROMO the new server then re-configure it as an additional DC of the domain ? How to let it replicate ? Saud ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSExchange.org Discussion List as: mark@xxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')