Guest JT Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 We have a number of remote sites that have DC's configured as file servers. If we pull the DC role out and leave the servers just to act as WSUS and file servers, will the file shares and permissions remain untouched? I am guessing so since the services are independent of each other and the server remains a member of the domain? I am correct here? I dont have the time nor the resources available to me to test this in a lab environment. Thanks
Guest Anthony Posted November 5, 2007 Posted November 5, 2007 Re: Demoting DC's that are file servers JT, Yes they will. Anthony, http://www.airdesk.co.uk "JT" <no@mail.here> wrote in message news:esqBX16HIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > We have a number of remote sites that have DC's configured as file > servers. If we pull the DC role out and leave the servers just to act as > WSUS and file servers, will the file shares and permissions remain > untouched? I am guessing so since the services are independent of each > other and the server remains a member of the domain? > > I am correct here? I dont have the time nor the resources available to me > to test this in a lab environment. > > Thanks >
Guest JT Posted November 6, 2007 Posted November 6, 2007 Re: Demoting DC's that are file servers Thanks "Anthony" <anthony.spam@spammedout.com> wrote in message news:un26eg7HIHA.3768@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > JT, > Yes they will. > Anthony, http://www.airdesk.co.uk > > > "JT" <no@mail.here> wrote in message > news:esqBX16HIHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> We have a number of remote sites that have DC's configured as file >> servers. If we pull the DC role out and leave the servers just to act as >> WSUS and file servers, will the file shares and permissions remain >> untouched? I am guessing so since the services are independent of each >> other and the server remains a member of the domain? >> >> I am correct here? I dont have the time nor the resources available to me >> to test this in a lab environment. >> >> Thanks >> > >
Guest Hank Arnold (MVP) Posted November 10, 2007 Posted November 10, 2007 Re: Demoting DC's that are file servers JT wrote: > We have a number of remote sites that have DC's configured as file servers. > If we pull the DC role out and leave the servers just to act as WSUS and > file servers, will the file shares and permissions remain untouched? I am > guessing so since the services are independent of each other and the server > remains a member of the domain? > > I am correct here? I dont have the time nor the resources available to me to > test this in a lab environment. > > Thanks > > Yeah, I've done it. Exchange is the only application I've heard of that goes ballistic if it's on a DC and you DCPROMO it.... -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services
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