The server that you have left, use that to seize and then use the FMSO roles that the dead server was providing.
Then manually remove the old DC from AD. Theres a million sites that tell you how to do this. FMSO: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=seize%20fsmo%20roles&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Remove DC: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=manually+remove+dc+from+active+directory&btnG=Search&meta= Gavin. Cesare' A. Ramos wrote: > Hey guys.. > > We have hit a new one here that we are not familiar with and have been > doing some research. We have some thoughts based on the research but > wanted to bounce of the group to see further input. > > We have an environment that has 2 locations. They had 2 Windows 2003 > servers at one location and 1 at the second location. One of the > servers at the primary location was acting as the role holder for AD > and PDC basically. That server went offline and cannot be recovered. > That being the case the other 2 servers are having issues replicating > and such. > > From experiance, we are familiar with DCpromo and such but the issue > is we cannot DCpromo from a server that is not there. > > Our goal is to transfer or assign the roles to one of the existing > servers to allow us to address the network issues. We are trying to > do this without building a new domain and having to reconfig user > systems and servers. > > As stated, we are wrapping up research so wanted some input.. > > Thanks all. > > CAR > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This e-Mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this e-Mail in error please notify > the sender via returned e-Mail. Please note that any views or opinions > presented in this e-Mail are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily represent those of the company. Although IDF operates > anti-virus programs, it does not accept responsibility for any damage > whatsoever that is caused by viruses being passed. > > ** Think before you print this message. ** > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
