THX SO MUCH !!!
you were a big help for me!
best,
micha
Michael Agard wrote:> Sorry, sent this before I pasted the other link:
>
> http://www.computing.net/windowsnt/wwwboard/forum/22485.html
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
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>>From: Michael Agard <michael.agard@aa-rf.com>
>>Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 09:05:32 -0500
>>To: Michael Gasch <gasch@eva.mpg.de>
>>Subject: Re: [Samba] Migration Issue
>>
>>You have to "demote" the NT4 PDC to a BDC (don't think
that you can make it a
>>generic member server). Short method (taken from
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;112549)
>>
>>1. Stop the NetLogon service on the current PDC by typing Net Stop
NetLogon.
>>
>>2. Highlight the machine name of the original PDC and then on the
Computer
>>menu, select Demote To Server. This changes the role of the original PDC
to
>>BDC.
>>
>>3. Restart the NetLogon server by typing Net Start NetLogon.
>>
>>Googling shows that there is a third party utility which can make the
BDC into
>>a member server:
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>on 1/11/05 8:56 AM, Michael Gasch at gasch@eva.mpg.de wrote:
>>
>>
>>>hi list,
>>>
>>>is it possible to disable the "PDC-Function" of an NT PDC?
i mean: it is
>>>a PDC and should be "downgraded" to normal fileservices
(no DC-Function)
>>>
>>>is there any service i have to stop?
>>>
>>>background: samba should replace NT PDC but fileservices should
remain
>>>on the NT server for 1 month
>>>
>>>thx in advance
>
>
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