Lost catalog

[pgr]

Hi there!

Last week the first DC of my domain (a domain with 2 DC servers) lost its disk.
This was the global catalog server.

I've installed everything on a new disk and everything works fine except for one thing: when I add a new user, the user can't logon because the server complains about not having any global catalog server on my domain.

When I run dcdiag I have the same information.

Is it possible to rebuild a catalog server on my domain? How can I define a catalog server on W2K?

Many thanks.

 

[Davetoo]

You go into Sites and Services, choose the server you want to be a GC, right click on it's NTDS properties and make it a GC.

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[pgr]

Davetoo

is your answer for W2K3 as well for W2k?

My DCs are Win 2000 Servers

Thanks

 

[GrimR]

pgr did you bother to look
Start - > Run -> dssite.msc NTDS properties
Here are some pictures to make it clearer

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

 

[Davetoo]

If you're servers are W2K, then what does it matter if the process is the same for a W2K3 server?

Yes...it is, but that's an irrelevant question honestly.

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.