Demoting DC's that are file servers

[Guest JT]

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]

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

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> 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]

Re: Demoting DC's that are file servers

 

Thanks

 

"Anthony" <anthony.spam@spammedout.com> wrote in message

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> 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)]

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....

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services