I would think not b\c the two forest level FSMO DCs would need to be online, right?
Shook ________________________________ From: RM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:26 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Missing dedicated forest root DC Guys, quick question... We're doing a mock disaster recovery here. Can we spin up a child dc without also spinning up a DFR dc and get it to work well enough to start AD, authenticate users, etc? We've tried it already and it hasn't worked so far. I suspect it's due to the lack of an accessible _msdcs zone. Thanks! ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~