On Saturday 25 November 2006 10:18, Pere Rodr?guez wrote:
> Unfortunately I have running various services in PDC and BDC servers
> that I must remain after the migrations, so I can't stop PDC and BDC
> servers permanently after the migration to Samba.
>
> Can I deactivate PDC and BDC services in Windows NT servers?
According to this document:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/proddocs/concept/xcp01.mspx?mfr=true
(scroll down to the section "Removing a Computer from a Domain")
it is not possible to remove a BDC from a domain without reinstalling the OS.
However, there are commercial products which claim to be able to
'demote' a
BDC to a standalone server, allowing the administrator to rejoin it to the
same, or presumably another domain as a member server.
Note: I have never used any of these products and cannot comment on how well
they work, if at all.
I think you may have a lot of work on your hands here since samba is not able
to join a domain as a BDC when the PDC is on NT so it's not a simple
demote-promote exercise. You may need to create a whole new samba-based
domain. I'm not an expert at this so I can't offer you much practical
advice
but if you decide to go ahead with it, I wish you the very best of luck.
Cheers,
James.