My understanding is that if the global server is unavailable only Domain Admins can login.
Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas & Rebecca Ludens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 7:52 PM Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] removing NT 'BDC' from users and computers > This is fairly common, particularly if you follow the standard method of > taking a BDC offline prior to upgrading your NT4 domain to AD. I found > the following information useful: > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/TechNet/prodtechn > ol/windows2000serv/reskit/distsys/part5/dsgappc.asp > > (watch for URL wrapping) > > Look at the section under "Managing Orphaned Metadata" > > ................................................ > Douglas Ludens > About.com Guide to Windows > http://windows.about.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Forum: http://windows.about.com/mpboards.htm > ................................................ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jason Benway > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:54 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [ActiveDir] removing NT 'BDC' from users and computers > > > We are currently running ADS with about 4 NT BDC still. > > We've taken 2 old NT BDC offline for good. > > But they still show up in AD users and computers in the domain controllers > OU. > > I've tried just right clicking and deleting them, but I get an error. The > DSA object cannot be deleted. > > I've looked though technet and it was pointing me toward Ntdsutil, but It > doesn't seem to be able to do anything with downlevel servers. > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Jason Benway > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1250 S.Beechtree > Grand Haven, MI 49417 > 616-847-8474 > Fax: 616-850-1208 > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
