Re: force xp domain member to drop from domain?

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You have to have the permission to remove computers from the old and add to
the new. Local admin won't do for you.

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Paul Bergson
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"geekyguy" <geeky@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]" <pbergson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You don't even need to remove it if you are having troubles. Just join
it to the new domain and go back to your old domain and just delete the
computer object from ADUC.


Thanks for both your comments. Problem is, I'm logging in as the local
Admin, but when I go to "my computer -- computer name" and click "change"
the "member of" has "domain" selected with the old domain, but the entry
field is greyed out. And if I click the radio button next to "workgroup"
and enter a name like "workgroup" and hit "OK", there's a delay and then
an error that the "domain controller for the old domain could not be
contacted" (and of course the old domain doesn't exist anymore).

It's like I don't have sufficient privileges to make the change, but I'm
logged in as the local administrator?


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Paul Bergson
MVP - Directory Services
MCTS, MCT, MCSE, MCSA, Security+, BS CSci
2008, 2003, 2000 (Early Achiever), NT4

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"geekyguy" <geeky@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi: I have an xp sp3 computer that was a member of a domain that no
longer exists. I'm trying to assign it to a new domain by changing it's
membership to "workgroup", but I get an error that the domain controller
could not be contacted for the old domain.

How can I force it drop it's old domain affiliation? I'm logged in as
administrator right now.

TIA





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