Re: Active Directory Removal corrupts password

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From: Billie Lawless (billie.lawless_at_billielawless.com)
Date: 08/01/04 

Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 01:11:01 -0700

We're discussing the clone drive now. I can log into it normally. It still has AD though the domain has it removed from AD. How do I bring the clone drive down to member staus within the domain when the domain already has it removed? 

-- 
Billie Lawless
"Bill Grant" wrote:
>    If you have removed Active Directory, you have to log into the server's
> local SAM database. The AD directory no longer exists. You will have been
> prompted to enter a password for the new administrator account when you ran
> dcpromo to remove AD. After you log in to this account, you can run dcpromo
> to reinstall AD.
> 
> "Billie Lawless" <billie.lawless@billielawless.com> wrote in message
> news:CEF56987-36EF-4F67-8F57-F94F59DA20EA@microsoft.com...
> > On rebooting after removing active directory somehow the password became
> corrupted (another issue for another time).
> > I have a clone of the drive but of course it still thinks it is a domain
> controller.
> > How do I remove the active directory from the clone so that it can be
> reintroduced as a member of the domain?
> > --
> > Billie Lawless
> 
> 
>

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