Guest Just Me Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 I had a domain with a Domain Controller and one member server . The domain controller "bought the farm" and I need to promote the member server to a domain controller, but it wont let me because it cant find the domain controller. What can I do ?
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Re: Domain Controller Lost Hello Just Me" news.microsoft.com, Did you try pinging the dc by ip and name? Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > I had a domain with a Domain Controller and one member server . The > domain controller "bought the farm" and I need to promote the member > server to a domain controller, but it wont let me because it cant find > the domain controller. What can I do ? >
Guest Just Me Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Re: Domain Controller Lost When I say ive lost it. I mean, the disk failed and it is no more. I am rebuilding it now, not the quickest way, but at least I will have it restored. thanks "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message news:ff16fb66940408ca60c879d26e08@msnews.microsoft.com... > Hello Just Me" news.microsoft.com, > > Did you try pinging the dc by ip and name? > > Best regards > > Meinolf Weber > Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and > confers no rights. > ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups > ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > >> I had a domain with a Domain Controller and one member server . The >> domain controller "bought the farm" and I need to promote the member >> server to a domain controller, but it wont let me because it cant find >> the domain controller. What can I do ? >> > >
Guest kj [SBS MVP] Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Re: Domain Controller Lost Just Me wrote: > When I say ive lost it. I mean, the disk failed and it is no more. I > am rebuilding it now, not the quickest way, but at least I will have > it restored. > > thanks Do you have a backup of the AD contents (system state)? > > "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message > news:ff16fb66940408ca60c879d26e08@msnews.microsoft.com... >> Hello Just Me" news.microsoft.com, >> >> Did you try pinging the dc by ip and name? >> >> Best regards >> >> Meinolf Weber >> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and >> confers no rights. >> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups >> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm >> >>> I had a domain with a Domain Controller and one member server . The >>> domain controller "bought the farm" and I need to promote the member >>> server to a domain controller, but it wont let me because it cant >>> find the domain controller. What can I do ? -- /kj
Guest Frankster Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Re: Domain Controller Lost "Just Me" <news.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:uQ$sd8pkIHA.6092@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I had a domain with a Domain Controller and one member server . The domain >controller "bought the farm" and I need to promote the member server to a >domain controller, but it wont let me because it cant find the domain >controller. What can I do ? > > > Most likely you're having this issue because your "member server" was a "member" of the lost domain. You're probably gonna have to move that member server from a member of a domain to a workgroup before you attempt to "promote" it to a DC. Also, when you do this you will basically have to recreate all shares, users and permissions for the "new" domain (even if you use the same domain name). -Frank
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