If your PDC fails your BDC should still authenticate logins. You will not be able to make any modifications to the ACL - change passwords, add users or computers, etc.. - until a new PDC comes online. If your BDC was failing to authenticate logins you have some network issue check the BDC event logs.
xylog -----Original Message----- From: Greg Page [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 10:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: old subject - Domain Controllers Sean's right. Promotion isn't automatic. But authentication should occur at any PDC/BDC which should allow your users to log in. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Sean Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 6:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: old subject - Domain Controllers I believe you actually have to promote the BDC to a PDC while the PDC is off-line. Do this from Server Manager. Regards, Sean Martin, MCSE Network Administrator Ribelin Lowell & Company Insurance Brokers, Inc. 3111 C Street, Suite 300 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Ph: (907) 561-1250 Fax: (907) 561-4315 Cell: (907) 229-0885 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----Original Message----- From: Steve Kelsay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 1:42 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: old subject - Domain Controllers My apologies for asking this again, I know it has been discussed briefly before, but I found no reference in the archives, so I had to ask again. As always, when you don't need it, it doesn't register! I just had a drive failure on my primary controller (NT4), (which was raided so no big deal), but the backup domain controller failed to take over. I remember a short discussion about this, but I don't think anything was actually discussed about what actually is supposed to occur when this happens. The MS KB articles are of little use. When I down a primary for a short time (say for a reboot), the users have still been able to validate logins, so I have always presumed that the backup has been taking over. This time, it did not, and I was wondering why not? Then I recalled the discussion here a couple of months ago and tried to remember what was decided. Could anyone refresh my memory, on list or off, without calling me too many names for not doing my own research? (This Nimda recovery thing all this week has my nerves a bit frazzled and my eyelids drooping!) I do appreciate the help I get here! Steve Kelsay Network Administration Group South Carolina Department of Revenue 301 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 898-5522 Want to unsub? Do that here: http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=unsub Need a good FAQ? Try this one first: http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/ DO NOT read, copy or disseminate this communication unless you are the intended addressee. This e-mail communication contains confidential and/or privileged information intended only for the addressee. If you have received this communication in error, please call us immediately at (907) 561-1250 and ask to speak to the sender of the communication. Also, please e-mail the sender and notify the sender immediately that you have received the communication in error. Want to unsub? Do that here: http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=unsub Need a good FAQ? Try this one first: http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/ Want to unsub? Do that here: http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=unsub Need a good FAQ? Try this one first: http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/ Want to unsub? Do that here: http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=unsub Need a good FAQ? Try this one first: http://www.ultratech-llc.com/KB/
