Hope this helps: HOW TO: View and Transfer FSMO Roles in the Graphical User Interface http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255690 Using Ntdsutil.exe to Seize or Transfer FSMO Roles to a Domain Controller http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255504 -George > -----Original Message----- > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rod Falanga > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 2:19 PM > To: WINDOWS2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [windows2000] Need to move PDC from one system to another > > > > I have 7 Windows 2000 Servers in my network. One of them is the PDC = > emulator, RID and Infrastructure server. Well, something is beginning = > to make an awful racket in the beastie (I fear it may be the hard = > drive). Anyway, because I have several external Windows 9x clients = > connect to our network, I cannot let the PDC emulator (and other things) = > fail. =20 > > I've never moved these functions from one domain controller to another, = > so I want to go over the steps. How do I move: > > 1) The DNS Server > 2) Global Catalog Server > 3) PDC Emulator > 4) RID > 5) Infrastructure > > from one DC to another DC on my network? (I only have Windows 2000 = > Servers in the network, running in native mode not mixed mode.) > > =A0 > Rod Falanga > http://amci.unm.edu > =A0 > > > ================================== > 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