I think the first question is what do you mean by demoting a DC to a BDC? there is no BDC role in AD. There is a FSMO role of PDC but that's not quite the same as it used to mean. Jeff Pitsch On 10/3/05, Pavlo Ignatusha <PIGNATUSHA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dwaine, > You should be able to set any domain controller to hold PDC role in > windows 2000/2003 domain. > Open up AD users and Computers, right-click the domain and select > Operations Masters. From there you would access PDC tab. That controls which > server holds PDC role. Make sure DOS clients can access this server. > > Thanks, > > Pavlo Ignatusha > Systems Network Coordinator > Pembroke Regional Hospital > tel. (613) 732-3675 #6150 > fax. (613) 732-9986 > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]*On > Behalf Of *Dwaine Goings > *Sent:* September 30, 2005 3:06 PM > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* [THIN] Demoted a pdc to a bdc in a 2003 enviorment. > > I did this and now my dos client can not connect to the domail. I am > running WINS in this enviorment. Can any one help? > > > Dwaine D. Goings > Sr. Network Administrator (MCSE, CNA, CCA, MCP+I) > Go-Technologies Inc. > > ------------------------------ > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate <http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/> to the > Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > -- > The information in this email belongs to the Pembroke Regional Hospital > and may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use > of the individual or organization to which it is addressed. If you are > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, > copying or distribution of the contents of this email is prohibited. > If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and > destroy all copies of the original message. >