Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

[Guest Ann]

You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.

 

My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)

quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the domain

just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but I

still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it just

as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the other

domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time we

log into that server we just log in locally.

 

I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it from

the domain or there are any gotchas.

 

Thanks

[Guest SBS Rocker]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

 

Yes to remove a member server from a domain all you need to do is to join a

workgroup. To remvoe a DC from a domain you will need to do a DCPROMO and

then join a workgroup toremove it from the domain.

 

"Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:35AB6FFD-4EAF-477A-80F3-8FDDCEEAF971@microsoft.com...

> You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.

>

> My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)

> quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the domain

> just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but I

> still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it

> just

> as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the

> other

> domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time we

> log into that server we just log in locally.

>

> I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it from

> the domain or there are any gotchas.

>

> Thanks

[Guest Ann]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

 

Thanks for your quick response....if I don't need the DC anymore and nothing

else is in that domain, can I just turn it off? Or do I still need to do

DCPROMO?

 

"SBS Rocker" wrote:

> Yes to remove a member server from a domain all you need to do is to join a

> workgroup. To remvoe a DC from a domain you will need to do a DCPROMO and

> then join a workgroup toremove it from the domain.

>

> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:35AB6FFD-4EAF-477A-80F3-8FDDCEEAF971@microsoft.com...

> > You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.

> >

> > My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)

> > quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the domain

> > just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but I

> > still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it

> > just

> > as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the

> > other

> > domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time we

> > log into that server we just log in locally.

> >

> > I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it from

> > the domain or there are any gotchas.

> >

> > Thanks

>

>

>

[Guest SBS Rocker]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

 

Even if you plan on getting rid of the domain entirely it is best that you

still do a DCPROMO. You want to remove any and all existance that the server

was or is a DC that belongs to a domain.

 

"Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:6A5AE5AE-CBCF-4A37-8EFF-2AF4C1CD6F1A@microsoft.com...

> Thanks for your quick response....if I don't need the DC anymore and

> nothing

> else is in that domain, can I just turn it off? Or do I still need to do

> DCPROMO?

>

> "SBS Rocker" wrote:

>

>> Yes to remove a member server from a domain all you need to do is to join

>> a

>> workgroup. To remvoe a DC from a domain you will need to do a DCPROMO and

>> then join a workgroup toremove it from the domain.

>>

>> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:35AB6FFD-4EAF-477A-80F3-8FDDCEEAF971@microsoft.com...

>> > You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.

>> >

>> > My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)

>> > quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the

>> > domain

>> > just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but

>> > I

>> > still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it

>> > just

>> > as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the

>> > other

>> > domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time

>> > we

>> > log into that server we just log in locally.

>> >

>> > I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it

>> > from

>> > the domain or there are any gotchas.

>> >

>> > Thanks

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Ann]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

 

Excellent! Thanks for all your help.

 

"SBS Rocker" wrote:

> Even if you plan on getting rid of the domain entirely it is best that you

> still do a DCPROMO. You want to remove any and all existance that the server

> was or is a DC that belongs to a domain.

>

> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:6A5AE5AE-CBCF-4A37-8EFF-2AF4C1CD6F1A@microsoft.com...

> > Thanks for your quick response....if I don't need the DC anymore and

> > nothing

> > else is in that domain, can I just turn it off? Or do I still need to do

> > DCPROMO?

> >

> > "SBS Rocker" wrote:

> >

> >> Yes to remove a member server from a domain all you need to do is to join

> >> a

> >> workgroup. To remvoe a DC from a domain you will need to do a DCPROMO and

> >> then join a workgroup toremove it from the domain.

> >>

> >> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:35AB6FFD-4EAF-477A-80F3-8FDDCEEAF971@microsoft.com...

> >> > You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.

> >> >

> >> > My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)

> >> > quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the

> >> > domain

> >> > just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but

> >> > I

> >> > still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it

> >> > just

> >> > as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the

> >> > other

> >> > domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time

> >> > we

> >> > log into that server we just log in locally.

> >> >

> >> > I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it

> >> > from

> >> > the domain or there are any gotchas.

> >> >

> >> > Thanks

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

 

Make sure you know the local administrator account password before hand.

 

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"Ann" wrote:

> Excellent! Thanks for all your help.