Domain questions

[Guest]

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Hi,

We have 2 domains, domain A and domain B. domain A has all the users
accounts. What would be the best way to have all the users accounts
on both domain A & B?

Is it possible we could join PDC B to domain A, then
demote PDC B to BDC A.

Thank you very much.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain (More info?)

To answer your question. No you cannot move domain controllers in NT4
without reinstalling. You could create a trust between the 2 domains so
people can access both domains.

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

"coady" <shenglin@umd.umich.edu> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> We have 2 domains, domain A and domain B. domain A has all the users
> accounts. What would be the best way to have all the users accounts
> on both domain A & B?
>
> Is it possible we could join PDC B to domain A, then
> demote PDC B to BDC A.
>
> Thank you very much.

 

[Guest]

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With a trust between 2 domains, if domain A failed, can users
still log in to dmain B?

Thank you.


Scott Harding - MS MVP wrote:

> To answer your question. No you cannot move domain controllers in NT4
> without reinstalling. You could create a trust between the 2 domains so
> people can access both domains.
>

 

[Guest]

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No. The trusts only allow access to resources but all the account still
remain in the original domain so if that domain controllers were to fail
then all user account are lost. What are you trying to accomplish here?
Failover on Domain A? If so you need more than one domain controller in that
domain for this. Like a PDC of course and then a BDC or two in case the PDC
were to fail. What exists in Domain B that you want to get to?

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

"coady" <shenglin@umd.umich.edu> wrote in message
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> With a trust between 2 domains, if domain A failed, can users
> still log in to dmain B?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Scott Harding - MS MVP wrote:
>
> > To answer your question. No you cannot move domain controllers in NT4
> > without reinstalling. You could create a trust between the 2 domains so
> > people can access both domains.
> >

 

[Guest]

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well, I was actually trying to set up a BDC for domain A, but
during the set up, it could not find the domain A to join.
So I set it up as a PDC of domain B and was hoping maybe I could
make it join doman A then demote it to BDC of domain A.

When I set up these 2 machines, they are in the same subnet.

Thank you.



Scott Harding - MS MVP wrote:

> No. The trusts only allow access to resources but all the account still
> remain in the original domain so if that domain controllers were to fail
> then all user account are lost. What are you trying to accomplish here?
> Failover on Domain A? If so you need more than one domain controller in that
> domain for this. Like a PDC of course and then a BDC or two in case the PDC
> were to fail. What exists in Domain B that you want to get to?
>

 

[Guest]

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Thank you for all the help.

I re-installed the box and this time it successfully joined the
domain as BDC and synchronized the users.



Scott Harding - MS MVP wrote:

> No. The trusts only allow access to resources but all the account still
> remain in the original domain so if that domain controllers were to fail
> then all user account are lost. What are you trying to accomplish here?
> Failover on Domain A? If so you need more than one domain controller in that
> domain for this. Like a PDC of course and then a BDC or two in case the PDC
> were to fail. What exists in Domain B that you want to get to?
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsnt.domain (More info?)

Good. That's what you wanted.

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

"coady" <shenglin@umd.umich.edu> wrote in message
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> Thank you for all the help.
>
> I re-installed the box and this time it successfully joined the
> domain as BDC and synchronized the users.
>
>
>
> Scott Harding - MS MVP wrote:
>
> > No. The trusts only allow access to resources but all the account still
> > remain in the original domain so if that domain controllers were to fail
> > then all user account are lost. What are you trying to accomplish here?
> > Failover on Domain A? If so you need more than one domain controller in
that
> > domain for this. Like a PDC of course and then a BDC or two in case the
PDC
> > were to fail. What exists in Domain B that you want to get to?
> >