Errr, I do it always, always, ALWAYS, and it works? AD has mechanisms built in to get it back up to par... jlc
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brett Shirley Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] best practice? Never, ever, EVER image a Win2k or Win2k3 Domain Controller ... or ADAM server. I don't know about memebers, just adding knowledge about DCs, as I don't think I've ever mentioned it here before. Cheers, -Brett Shirley [msft] as is, caveat emtpor, status quo, etc On Tue, 3 May 2005, John Shukovsky Jr wrote: > Hello all, > > Question, you want to re-image pc's that are domain members. You want to immediately rejoin domain using same name. Site is single W2k DC/GC on 3 hour replication cycle with fsmo holders. > > Should you remove from domain, image and rejoin or just image rejoin and reset computer account? Would either of these ways work given site setup? > > Any input appreciated. > > John Shukovsky Jr > Network Administrator > NJ Department of Human Services > 609-861-6031 > > > This E-mail, including any attachments, may be intended solely for the > personal and confidential use of the sender and recipient(s) named > above. This message may include advisory, consultative and/or > deliberative material and, as such, would be privileged and > confidential and not a public document. Any Information in this e-mail > identifying a client of the Department of Human Services is > confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error, you must not > review, transmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this > e-mail or any attachments to it and you must delete this message. You are requested to notify the sender by return e-mail. > 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/ 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/
