Guest Ann Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 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 Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 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 Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 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 Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 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 Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 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 Posted July 6, 2007 Posted July 6, 2007 Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain Make sure you know the local administrator account password before hand. -- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "Ann" wrote: > Excellent! Thanks for all your help.
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