Seems to me that if you have a single DC that holds all the FSMO roles, that one should still be able to log in.
Then you could reset the secure channels for each computer using nltest or netdom. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Domain Offline More than 2 Months So we talked about this a while back and today I got a call from someone who has a lab network that has been off at least two months (I swear it's not me!). As you can imagine nothing works now. Before I tell him he is SOL, is there any magic bullet for this? From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:45 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: DC Offline The default tombstone lifetime is 60 days. Unless you changed it (not advisable) it is either that, or higher (don't ask - there was a bug that made it 180 for awhile). Regards, Michael B. Smith MCITP:SA,EMA/MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 6:37 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: DC Offline I know we have discussed this before, but I probably didn't pay attention and now I need to know. How long can a DC remain offline before it goes sour? I have a need to build a small network then ship it off somewhere. It may end up staying in the crate for a few days as well, so let's say it could be off for a week. It would be a standalone domain and this would be the only DC for it. Its demo stuff.. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
