How do I replace the PDC with a new machine without affecting the user profiles on all the Workstations. Do I set it up as a BDC and promote ? Simply replacing the PDC with a new machine, even with all the profiles set up does not work. Any suggestions ?
Yes, you have to promote, a BDC, that already has all your user account info, so that none of the access tokens are changed. When you get your new machine ready, install it as a BDC, get it running in the network so that it will get all the user account info, then promote it to PDC. Just plopping a new machine into place, will (as you discovered) not work, because, essentially, it is not the same machine as before, even if you give it the same name, and set all the domain settings up just the same as before. It all comes down to the access tokens not being the same.<br>
Hope that helps.
You will also have to make sure that if you use the same system name for the new system that you use the server manager to remove the old system name prior to placing the new system into operation. If this is not done, it can cause major headaches.<br>
For example :<br>
old system name - sys1<br>
In server manager, prior to removing sys1 from the network, you would promote a BDC to PDC and then remove sys1 from the domain.<br>
Then you hook up the NEW sys1 to the network, then go into system manager and add it as a BDC, then promote it to PDC.
You will also have to make sure that if you use the same system name for the new system that you use the server manager to remove the old system name prior to placing the new system into operation. If this is not done, it can cause major headaches.<br>
For example :<br>
old system name - sys1<br>
In server manager, prior to removing sys1 from the network, you would promote a BDC to PDC and then remove sys1 from the domain.<br>
Then you hook up the NEW sys1 to the network, then go into system manager and add it as a BDC, then promote it to PDC.
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