OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH, I didn't know about this trick. Thanks Webster!
From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 10:08 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Transferring FSMO roles Or better yet, create a GPO to auto configure the DC that holds the PDCe FSMO role. Then you don't have to worry about it. http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/11/13/configuring-an-authoritative-time-server-with-group-policy-using-wmi-filtering.aspx Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com<http://www.carlwebster.com/> From: Damien Solodow [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: RE: Transferring FSMO roles Sort of. :) The PDC emulator role will be the authoritative time server for the domain, so you'll need to configure it accordingly for an upstream time-source. Make sure the new DC is also a GC; you'll be in a lot of hurt if you don't have GCs. :) DAMIEN SOLODOW Systems Engineer 317.447.6033 (office) 317.447.6014 (fax) HARRISON COLLEGE From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: Transferring FSMO roles I rolled out a W2K8DC this weekend to a domain that previously didn't have a 2K8 DC. One of my next tasks is to transfer FSMO roles off the 2003 DC's - as they are on ancient hardware - to the new DC. As near as I can tell, the PDC role (since it's the timekeeper) is the only one needing real thought in a single domain environment. Sound right? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
