Thanks for the info. Since most of the data has been copied over, I can remove the old server from the network and just use a USB drive to copy anything over that I missed. So I think I will go this route. I'll try it this weekend to see.
Thanks again. Glad it's not completely hopeless. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 10:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Anyone do anything this stupid and recover? Thinking along with Susan here..... First: >> but in mixed mode AD, their NetBIOS domain names are just company. Nothing to do with the mode here. NetBIOS names are whatever you set it to be. So, in your situation, I'd power down the old DC. Seize all the roles that has been given up by this new DC. Reboot for good measure. Make sure it's behaving properly. Then I'd do a NetBIOS name rename of the new domain (only necessary if you still want to continue to migrate the old stuff from the old domain into the new one). The following article: http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/f/c/cfcbff04-97ca-4fca-9e8c-3a9c90a 2 a2e2/Domain-Rename-Procedure.doc provide a detailed description of domain rename exercise. The long and short of this is that you are not completely SOL. If you have invested a lot of time in installing and migrating stuff to this new domain, you don't have to start over completely. However, you may want to weigh the amount of time and effort already invested against the amount of time and efforts required to accomplish what I've described above. Rename is neither easy nor too difficult. Good luck. Sincerely, _____ (, / | /) /) /) /---| (/_ ______ ___// _ // _ ) / |_/(__(_) // (_(_)(/_(_(_/(__(/_ (_/ /) (/ Microsoft MVP - Directory Services www.readymaids.com <http://www.readymaids.com> - we know IT www.akomolafe.com <http://www.akomolafe.com> Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday? -anon ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Fri 5/19/2006 6:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Anyone do anything this stupid and recover? Using Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize FSMO roles to a domain controller: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=255504 The command will take a few nanoseconds longer as it says "sorry can't transfer, I'm seizing"... but would that work? Didn't know if this would help in any way as well...but this more talks about transfering them: How to install Small Business Server 2003 in an existing Active Directory domain: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884453/en-us Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote: > Can't you just seize the FSMO roles? > > If the old PDC isn't there... ntdsutil and just seize them? > > When you can only have one PDC/FSMO holder in SBSland... and we're > migratiing across... we just rip the little suckers across and seize > them. Now mind you ... keeping the same domain is way better from a > 'keep the profiles on the desktop'.... but actually .local for our > space is just fine and would be the preferred naming. The MS approved > migration method for a single DC is using ADMT and indeed renaming > that domain in the process (which we really in reality don't like > because it rips out the profiles along the way) > > ..now.. if this is an SBS box you cannot.. let me repeat that... > cannot rename that sucker without flattening it and starting over > (Exchange, Sharepoint and the Kitchen sink service is way too embedded > to not do otherwise)... but in big server land.. don't you guy just > dcpromo the thing down, rename and dcpromo back up? > > Arnold Arce wrote: > >> Ok, here's my scenario. In the process of rebuilding a domain because >> of misconfiguration by a previous vendor, we decided that we'd just >> replace the server completely with a newer server. The old server's >> AD domain was company.com, and running Windows 2000 Server. However, >> it's not a registered domain, and this company doesn't have an >> internet presence. So I went ahead and built a new server using >> Windows 2003 Server. I did this at our office before delivering the >> server and completing the migration. So in building the server, I >> named the AD domain company.local. Seemed logical enough, right? So, >> come delivery day, I install the server and connect it into the >> existing network. I start copying data from one server to the other. >> I started joining workstations to the new domain, etc. All seemed >> well until I tried setting a group policy. I'm sure some of you are >> already shaking your heads knowing what happens next. >> >> Apparenly, company.com and company.local can be two different domain, >> but in mixed mode AD, their NetBIOS domain names are just company. So >> nonetheless, I now have a new server yielding it's PDC function to >> the old server that doesn't even recognize being the PDC of the new >> domain. I tried to change AD to Native mode, but it won't let me >> because it can't contact the PDC. >> >> My general question is: Can this be fixed w/o rebuilding the server? >> I'm assuming that it won't let me remove AD w/o a PDC, but I haven't >> tried that. Can I rename the new domain at least and separate them >> that way? If I have to rename it company-1.local, I can live with that. >> >> Any help would greatly be appreciated. >> >> I've learned my lesson. Never install a new server into an existing >> environment on only two hours sleep. >> > -- Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? http://www.threatcode.com The SBS product team wants to hear from you: http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2006/05/18/95865.aspx 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/ 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/
