making nt4 dc a member server ??

[Guest]

I currently have a mixed mode AD domain, and I am wondering how I would remove a nt4 dc from the domain without actually formatting it, or removing it physically. I am just not sure how to make it a member server again....if that is possible.

I will get rid of the nt4 dcs, I just cant at the moment...is there anyway to stop them from being dcs while I change the domain function level?



Thanks
aaron

 

[Johan Arwidmark]

You cant use the built-in tools to "convert" a NT 4.0 domain
controller to a member server. You will need to reinstall...

However, there is thirdparty tool called UPromote that supports
this...but I havent tested it...

Member Server Role Cannot Be Changed to Domain Controller
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=193219

UPromote v1.4
http://www.ebf.net/products/upromo/upromo.htm


regards
Johan Arwidmark

Windows User Group - Nordic
http://www.wug-nordic.net

 

[Guest]

I tried testing it, but it is $100.00. I'm not sure if it is worth it, as I will only use it once. But in theory their software is nice.

But I dont know, if it were as easy as they make it sound....I'm sure MS would have something for it by now.

I think I may just wait until the nt4 dcs are totally offline, that seems to be the only sure way.

Thanks for the help though

 

[Jimmy Andersson [MVP]]

I'm not sure that MS will support it if you use UPromote...

Regards,
/Jimmy
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I tried testing it, but it is $100.00. I'm not sure if it is worth it, as

I will only use it once. But in theory their software is nice.

But I dont know, if it were as easy as they make it sound....I'm sure MS

would have something for it by now.

 

[Enkidu]

I'm not sure that MS will support it if you use UPromote...

Well maybe not, but it works. I've used it to demote an old BDC. As I
recall I had to fix heaps of permissions. It all seemed logical at the
time, but I can't remember why!

Cheers,

Cliff

 

[Jimmy Andersson [MVP]]

I've also used it successully, but I just wanted to make everybody aware
that MS might not support it afterwards but I'm not sure.

Regards,
/Jimmy