We have a site with one server at the moment (NT4). We are upgrading our network to Win 2000 so we are going to place a new server overthere. What is the best way for adding the NT4 PDC as a member server to the Win 2000 domain? At this moment, we cannot completely remove the NT4 server. It has to run aside the new Win 2000 server.
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Demode PDC to member server in Win 2000 domain.
- Thread starter Pollux
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MztrNyceGuy
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Pollux,
I have dealt with this (if I'm understanding you correctly) and now I am dealing with the joining of the two domains. Basically I had applications on one domain that we kept in an NT 4.0 environment because it was stable and working, and some applications were not compliant with the windows 2000 server. The new windows 2000 ADS environment was created and expanded out throughout the same sites as where the NT 4 domain was. If by your question you mean to demote the NT PDC and make it a member server your domain will no longer be in existence unless you have a BDC, which will then promote itself to being the PDC. So in short if you want to demote your PDC to join a different domain but be separate then my answer would be no.
However If you are going to keep your NT4 domain active and up and wondering how to share resources, files, ect from one domain to the other I would suggest the following.
Keep the NT4.0 domain separate. (Dont add as member server because as far as I know it cant do that function)
If you want to transfer users go right ahead and do so on a domain controller at the site part of the new ADS environment. If not continue as follows and create a two-way trust between the two domains. Share out resources appropriately as needed through group membership. I would suggest moving as many users as you can right now so as to increase the effectiveness of your Windows 2000 Policies and security measures.
When you are ready (if application problems are the cause which they were in my case) as soon as you can test it on the new environment and then migrate.
just mho,
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regards,
kevin
I have dealt with this (if I'm understanding you correctly) and now I am dealing with the joining of the two domains. Basically I had applications on one domain that we kept in an NT 4.0 environment because it was stable and working, and some applications were not compliant with the windows 2000 server. The new windows 2000 ADS environment was created and expanded out throughout the same sites as where the NT 4 domain was. If by your question you mean to demote the NT PDC and make it a member server your domain will no longer be in existence unless you have a BDC, which will then promote itself to being the PDC. So in short if you want to demote your PDC to join a different domain but be separate then my answer would be no.
However If you are going to keep your NT4 domain active and up and wondering how to share resources, files, ect from one domain to the other I would suggest the following.
Keep the NT4.0 domain separate. (Dont add as member server because as far as I know it cant do that function)
If you want to transfer users go right ahead and do so on a domain controller at the site part of the new ADS environment. If not continue as follows and create a two-way trust between the two domains. Share out resources appropriately as needed through group membership. I would suggest moving as many users as you can right now so as to increase the effectiveness of your Windows 2000 Policies and security measures.
When you are ready (if application problems are the cause which they were in my case) as soon as you can test it on the new environment and then migrate.
just mho,
regards,
kevin
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I don't want to create 2 domains. When the new server will be installed, the domain name is going to change. The reason I want to add the old server (NT4 PDC) as a member server is that it contains some data (home folders & Exchange) that we are not going to copy to the new server. Not for know. So I really have to demote the NT4 PDC to a member server.
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Ives
Any suggestions?
Regards,
Ives
ashleym
MIS
- Mar 30, 2001
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You have two choices here. Make another BDC the PDC, reinstall NT on the old PDC (now a BDC) as you cannot demote in NT, only reinstall. OR
Use a third party product called UPROMOTE. Check here.
AM
Use a third party product called UPROMOTE. Check here.
AM
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