PDC/BDC

[Mickers]

Is it possible to promote a stand alone server to a PDC,
or BDC, after installation and set up as a Stand Alone
server?

 

[Danny Sanders]

Try Upromote.
Search the web for it.

You should be aware that the only MS supported way is to format and
reinstall choosing PDC or BDC during setup.


hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

 

[Mickers]

Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
Try Upromote.
Search the web for it.

You should be aware that the only MS supported way is to format and
reinstall choosing PDC or BDC during setup.


hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE




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[Oli Restorick [MVP]]

Are you talking about Windows 2000 or NT here? As you've posted in a
Windows 2000 group, I assume the former.

With NT, there was no Microsoft-approved way to achieve this. With Windows
2000, are standalone or domain members until they are promoted to be a DC
using dcpromote.exe.

By promoting to DC, you will lose any local accounts defined on the box.

Incidentally, the concept of PDC/BDC is non-existant in Windows 2000 Active
Directory. There is only a nominated machine in each domain that has the
role of PDC emulator so that any NT4 BDCs in the domain know which 2000 DC
to talk to.

Regards

Oli