Upromote is a useful tool, although it can take a while to run. Promoting to a DC seems to take only a few minutes but I spent 9 hours one night demoting a DC to a member server - changing the SID on everything took forever and I was at work until 4am. On top of that, the domain SAM was converted to be the local SAM on the demoted server, taking all file and share permissions with it. That took a bit of sorting out the next day. -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Appelboom [mailto:dennis.appelboom@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 17 September 2002 14:24 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: any body knows how to convert standalone server to PDC server That's the one! Kind Regards, Dennis Appelboom ________________________________ marviQ Archangelkade 1-3 1013 BE Amsterdam Tel: +31 (0) 20 410 7000 Fax: +31 (0) 20 410 7103 Dir: +31 (0) 20 410 7015 E-mail: dennis.appelboom@xxxxxxxxxx -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Angus Macdonald [mailto:Angus.Macdonald@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Verzonden: dinsdag 17 september 2002 15:32 Aan: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Onderwerp: [windows2000] Re: any body knows how to convert standalone = server to PDC server=20 Upromote. -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Appelboom [mailto:dennis.appelboom@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 17 September 2002 14:15 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: any body knows how to convert standalone server to PDC server=20 There is a thirth party tool on the market that can change the role of a = =3D PDC/BDC/member server without having to re-install the system. I have = =3D never used it.......and I don't have a name........ I'll try to find the name for that tool. Kind Regards, Dennis Appelboom ________________________________ marviQ Archangelkade 1-3 1013 BE Amsterdam Tel: +31 (0) 20 410 7000 Fax: +31 (0) 20 410 7103 Dir: +31 (0) 20 410 7015 E-mail: dennis.appelboom@xxxxxxxxxx -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Rayneman [mailto:reignofdeath@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D20 Verzonden: dinsdag 17 september 2002 15:17 Aan: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Onderwerp: [windows2000] Re: any body knows how to convert standalone = =3D server to PDC server=3D20 dcpromo -----Original Message----- From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ray at home Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 1:31 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: any body knows how to convert standalone server to PDC server=3D20 I could be totally off on this, but when I installed NT Server at home years ago when I had no idea what I was doing, I posted this question to a list like this after looking everywhere I could think of in NT. The answer I got was I had to reinstall the OS. I know that it asks you when you set it up if you want the server to be a domain controller or not, but jeez, you think there'd be an option after the fact! Oh well. Now's your chance to install 2K Server. Ray at home >-----Original Message----- >From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20 > > > >I have some probelm in converting standalone windows >NT 4.0 server to PDC server .If any one knows the >procedure please telll > >Jyotessh G Nair=3D20 > >__________________________________________________ =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D= 3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 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 ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm