Thanks Al!! I will answer with an example of my problem: If I run the AD tools locally on the server, I can add users, groups and computers. But when I tried to access these objects from a client, by example set NTFS permissions on a share, I can´t get the users list from the domain controller. I'm afraid that is something wrong with the PDC emulator role. So, I can´t add domain controllers. Daniel > -----Original Message----- > From: Mulnick, Al [mailto:Al.Mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 15:23 > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Disaster Recovery Exchange 2K > with Win2K AD > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > If you think the problem is just the machine locally, try > installing a new > DC into the mix and transferring the roles to it once stable. > If you still > have the problem, then keeping the Active Directory as is may > not be an > option for you or you may have other issues that would show > up in the event > log. > > If you are unable to install additional computer objects, > then you likely > can't add user objects either. Is that right? If so, it's > likely a role > master issue that you're having. Restoring system state and > databases etc > will restore the Active Directory exactly like it is for that > point in time. > That might not be a good idea given what you described. > > > > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: Calderón Vilches Luis Daniel [mailto:Daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:31 AM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] Disaster Recovery Exchange 2K with Win2K AD > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Hi everybody, > > This is my first time in the list, so I hope you could give > me more ideas. > > Have the following environment: > > A Win2k DC which also is Exchange2K server, this is the > lonely server in the > organization, I call it THE server. > > This DC has problems with some FSMO roles with impact on the > end users: > things like we can not add more machines to the domain. > However, the AD > tools run ok, even I can add users or groups to the domain, > only if I run it > locally on the server, of course. I have received the server with this > problems from a previous administration. > > The thing is: I want to reinstall the server. > BUT I have this problems: > - I need to preserve the AD accounts in order to associate > them with their > mailboxes once I have restored the exchange services. > - I think that a System State backup of the server will preserve the > accounts, BUT maybe also preserve the misconfigurations I described. > > Has anybody experienced with a similar situation?? > Any suggestions will be well received. > 10xs!!! > > Daniel > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?> enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: > http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA > Server Resource Site: > http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource > Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: > http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: > http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > List Archives: > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?> enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org > Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > >