DC Crash/Rebuild

[Mike A.]

After a DC crash, you have no ERD, you rebuild based on
documentation (exact domain name, DHCP, DNS... etc.), is
there anyway to reattach the workstations to the domain
without having to manually disconnect and reconnect at
the workstation.

Thanks,
-Mike

 

[\Richard McCall [MSFT]\]

Unfortunately the machine accounts no longer exist and have to be recreated.
You can use netdom to remotely add the machine to the domain if yo know the
local admin of each box.

266651 Using Netdom 2.0 to Create Computer Accounts on Admin-Specified
Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=266651

In NT4 a ERD with the SAM and Security hive might work In W2K youhave to
have a system state using a backup program to restore the database