Certifcate Authority and Domain Controller?

[sab4you]

Another admin installed a CA on a file server for testing purposes. Not sure how/what was configured, but according to the admin, we are not using any certificates from it, and its not needed.

All is fine and dandy until I create a new domain controller and use dcpromo to promote it. The promote fails, and after diagnosing and figuring it out, its because the built in windows firewall on the file server was blocking rpc ports to the new DC to allow it to communicate and get a 'domain certificate' from the certificate server.

Now my question is, did the CA install somehow integrate into our 2003 domain? Can we uninstall it, or is it now a part of it and cannot be uninstalled without issues?

 

[Jackal99]

Is your domain controller or the file server running SP1? yes you can uninstall but use the wizard.

 

[Andreh]

You might be able to install the DC via a system state backup of the existing DC...

http://www.petri.co.il/install_dc_from_media_in_windows_server_2003.htm

(Search for 'dcpromo /adv' at google)

Cheers.

"Assumption is the mother of all f#%kups!

 

[Larsdemo]

Switch off that firewall and dcpromo again i would suggest

Lars

Network admin for worldwide freight forwarders company.
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