How do I temporarily disable a domain controller (without turning it off!)

[Guest KingCronos]

We have two web servers in an offsite location. One is a domain

controller that is used by the web services on both boxes. I hope to

install a new seperate DC, and to test that web services can use that,

I want to disable the box that doubles as a web server and DC.

Obviously, as it is hosting websites, I do not want to switch it off.

Is there an easy way of doing this?

 

Thanks,

 

KC

[Guest Barry]

Re: How do I temporarily disable a domain controller (without turning it off!)

 

You could try installing a firewall to block all ports except 80 and

443 for your websites???

 

Barry

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: How do I temporarily disable a domain controller (without turningit off!)

 

Re: How do I temporarily disable a domain controller (without turningit off!)

 

KingCronos wrote:

> We have two web servers in an offsite location. One is a domain

> controller that is used by the web services on both boxes. I hope to

> install a new seperate DC, and to test that web services can use that,

> I want to disable the box that doubles as a web server and DC.

> Obviously, as it is hosting websites, I do not want to switch it off.

> Is there an easy way of doing this?

>

> Thanks,

>

> KC

>

Turn off NETLOGON?

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest KingCronos]

Re: How do I temporarily disable a domain controller (without turning it off!)

 

Actually, I thought of that after reading something else. Is it as

simple as that, or does anything else need to go as well?

 

Thanks.

 

On 14 Sep, 11:56, "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasi...@aol.com> wrote:

> KingCronos wrote:

> > We have two web servers in an offsite location. One is a domain

> > controller that is used by the web services on both boxes. I hope to

> > install a new seperate DC, and to test that web services can use that,

> > I want to disable the box that doubles as a web server and DC.

> > Obviously, as it is hosting websites, I do not want to switch it off.

> > Is there an easy way of doing this?

>

> > Thanks,

>

> > KC

>

> Turn off NETLOGON?

>

> --

>

> Regards,

> Hank Arnold

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest Harj]

Re: How do I temporarily disable a domain controller (without turning it off!)

 

On Sep 14, 11:40 am, KingCronos <test2...@bgop.org.uk> wrote:

> Actually, I thought of that after reading something else. Is it as

> simple as that, or does anything else need to go as well?

>

> Thanks.

>

> On 14 Sep, 11:56, "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasi...@aol.com> wrote:

>

>

>

> > KingCronos wrote:

> > > We have two web servers in an offsite location. One is a domain

> > > controller that is used by the web services on both boxes. I hope to

> > > install a new seperate DC, and to test that web services can use that,

> > > I want to disable the box that doubles as a web server and DC.

> > > Obviously, as it is hosting websites, I do not want to switch it off.

> > > Is there an easy way of doing this?

>

> > > Thanks,

>

> > > KC

>

> > Turn off NETLOGON?

>

> > --

>

> > Regards,

> > Hank Arnold

> > Microsoft MVP

> > Windows Server - Directory Services- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Hi,

 

Just like Hank mentioned stop the Netlogon service. This should do

the trick

 

Good Luck

 

Harj Singh

Power Your Active Directory Investment

http://www.specopssoft.com