i
think they are 2 different domains with the same name. they have no relation to
each other.
he
should run dcpromo and demote the dc, slap NT on the new server and make it a
bdc, then demote the old pdc and promote the new bdc and upgrade to win2k3 on
the new pdc.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 12:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [ActiveDir] Crazy questionI have been asked this from a friend of mine and wasn't sure of the outcome even though I have told him not to go ahead. I was just interested in the implications and whether it can be done.He has a customer with an existing NT4 domain one PDC that's it. He has bought a brand new box and installed W2K3 dcpromo'd the thing and set up users, thinking he could just add the box to the existing domain and everything would be okay to migrate the users and data over.I know this sounds pretty crazy, but it got me thinking what would the implications of doing this and what is the best procedure for him at this stage. If any.Gary
