RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up

[Shawn.Hayes]

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You can rename the NetBIOS name not the DNS name.  It doesn't sound like to me you need an empty root.  Don't screw up your existing domain, especially if Exchange is working in production.  Create sites for your branch offices and OU's if you want too.  Put a GC at each branch office, kick back, monitor and patch..... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drew Gainor Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 1:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up Ok, how about this. I create a new child OU in my existing domain called corp. I then move all users and objects from the root domain to the corp child. Then I rename the root domain. Does that sound like it will work? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Salandra, Justin A. Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up Create the new OU, then right click on the child OU and click Move   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drew Gainor Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up   I don't know where I get these stupid questions from. ok It looks like OU will work ok. I found info at Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/deploymentscenarios/scenarios/ou_design_implement_ou_structure.asp   now my question is - Since I already created an AD containing an OU of what I would like to be a child how can I create the parent to insert the child into. Or is that even possible? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Salandra, Justin A. Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:18 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD screw up You could do that, but are you sure you can’t accomplish what you want to do with just one domain and a detailed OU strcture?   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Drew Gainor Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 12:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] AD screw up   Not knowing what I was doing I set up an AD at my company corporate office. I then converted everyone over to it along with my Exchange server.   Now I also have a couple of branch offices and want to create children.   The mistake I made was that I did not set up an Empty Root Domain first. I setup the corporate domain as the first server.   This is what I would like to do. Tell me if I am wrong or if you have any other suggestions.     Root - ADRoot child - corp.ADRoot child - branch1.ADRoot child - branch2.ADRoot   I do not want the domains to be internet FQDN.   Drew