Sorry, Dean. Word wrap foiled me and I didn't read your response correctly :(
This is a great find and tip which would have saved me loads of time in previous roles :) Nice one! neil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Wells Sent: 02 August 2006 17:04 To: Send - AD mailing list Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Automating GC promotion during dcpromo I'm not following, if you're creating an answer file to feed DCpromo when building new DCs ... why can you not also supply a modified schema.ini that contains the changes per my earlier post? -- Dean Wells MSEtechnology t Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://msetechnology.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 11:50 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Automating GC promotion during dcpromo > > Thanks Dean, altho I was looking for a way to automate the 'promotion' > to GC for *every* DC, not just the first (which is a GC by default, as > you point out.) > > I have a script which can achieve the above but was hoping it could be > achieved via the answer file. > > I just hope this is finally exposed in Longhorn ... > > > neil > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Wells > Sent: 02 August 2006 16:00 > To: Send - AD mailing list > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Automating GC promotion during dcpromo > > That's only partially true, you're correct in that the option is made > available in the UI during an IFM promotion if the backup used was > from a GC ... but a GC can also be born directly out of a non-forest- > creating DCpromo by modifying the "%windir%\system32\schema.ini" file. > > Assuming you're comfortable editing the file - > > 1. Prior to promotion, edit the schema.ini mentioned above > a. search on [DEFAULTADDLMACHINE] > 2. Notice the "Options=1" entry 5 or 6 lines above in the > [DEFAULTFIRSTMACHINE] section > a. this section controls the DCpromo's behavior during the creation > of a new forest 3. Copy that entry into the [DEFAULTADDLMACHINE] > section 4. Run DCpromo > > Regards. > > Dean > > -- > Dean Wells > MSEtechnology > t Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://msetechnology.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ActiveDir- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tomasz Onyszko > > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:29 AM > > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Automating GC promotion during dcpromo > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > According to an article I read recently, a DC may be set as a GC > > > automatically using the answer file entry 'ConfirmGC=Yes'. > > > > > > However, another technet article implies that this I only relevant > > > if the DC is being built using a backup and not over the wire. > > > > > > Anyone have any views or experiences with this? > > > > This was discussed here some time ago if I remember correctly - this > > option is valid only with install from media DC promotion. > > > > -- > > Tomasz Onyszko > > http://www.w2k.pl/blog/ - (PL) > > http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/tomek/ - (EN) > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx > > > > PLEASE READ: The information contained in this email is confidential > and intended for the named recipient(s) only. 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