Temporary small biz config: 1 Forest, DC, domain, and Exchange on one physical server - all version 2003. Core problem: I have to downgrade from Enterprise Edition to Standard Edition (demo turned into production).
My goal: To export all of the essential Active Directory data from the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, and then import it into a fresh install and dcpromo with the same Forest and domain info of Windows Server 2003 Standard. What have I done so far? 1) Referenced http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;840015 - however it assumes that the OS and AD do not need to be re-installed - which is what I have to do. 2) Setup a test server on a segmented network with Windows Server 2003 STD + dcpromo with brand new forest and domain with the same name. 3) From the currently live Enterprise server, I exported AD info via ldifde -f domain.ldf, and then tried to import it on a test server with Windows Server 2003 + New AD with same domain and forest name. However, the test import live failed on the first line using the simple examples from ldifde help. 4) Searched a bit, but I guess I really need to find out what exactly I need to export and import - the essential AD stuff to accomplish my goal. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, ...D List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
