RE: Primary/Root Domain Controller Died

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I followed you very well until "DC as it is named today must cease to exist"
and I just want to make sure I understand correctly... Are you saying I
should never use that name/IP address (we use static IP addresses) as a DC
ever again, or once I repair-reformat-reinstall Win 2003, I can make it a DC
with that same name again but never 'recover' what I had before??? For some
reason I was under the impression I could reuse the name/IP address because
it now has a different SID, et al.???

Otherwise, "Roger" on the multiple servers and the FSMO roles...

Thanks! (See my profile for more info on the equipment I support.)

Also, I"m still in a testing mode, but I used the second reference David
provided and everything seems to be working great, so far!
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Ye Olde Faaht (The Old Fart!)


"Manny Borges" wrote:

> Hey there old dude,
>
> David covered the process pretty well, but I just want to verify a few things.
> 1 You have another DC in that domain, right?
> 2 You realize that if FSMO the roles are siezed that the old DC can never
> come back. The hardware can be retasked and a new DC can be created, but the
> DC as it is named today must cease to exist.
>
> "Grumpa" wrote:
>
> > I just lost the "root tree of the forest" in my WIN 2003 Domain and want to
> > know what I need to do to keep my domain working. Do I need to 'promote'
> > another AD server to be the CA or ??? - whatever keeps track of the unique
> > SIDs? Is there a good reference or checklist I can use to make sure it all
> > get done? I've seen this type of info before on the web, but can't seem to
> > find it when I desperately need it! Thanks, (Also, is there a better group
> > to discuss this???)
> > --
> > Ye Olde Faaht (The Old Fart!)
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