Here's an interesting question: why would you want to backup a DC, especially where you have a DC (W2K) or two in every remote site of the WAN? Why/what would you ever restore that you wouldn't get from the other domain controllers if one or even a few are down?
I ask this because my theory is "when in doubt, backup it up". At a couple hundred dollars a license it seems a reasonable assurance policy (depending on the budget, of course). Another theory applies here as well, "backup everything, exclude only as needed, even if that client options set gets pretty big". ____________________________________________ Jon R. Adams IT IPS BST Infrastructure Premera Blue Cross Mountlake Terrace, WA 425-670-5770 [EMAIL PROTECTED]