On Saturday 25 November 2006 10:18, Pere RodrÃguez wrote: > Unfortunately I have running various services in PDC and BDC servers > that I must remain after the migrations, so I can't stop PDC and BDC > servers permanently after the migration to Samba. > > Can I deactivate PDC and BDC services in Windows NT servers?
According to this document: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/winntas/proddocs/concept/xcp01.mspx?mfr=true (scroll down to the section "Removing a Computer from a Domain") it is not possible to remove a BDC from a domain without reinstalling the OS. However, there are commercial products which claim to be able to 'demote' a BDC to a standalone server, allowing the administrator to rejoin it to the same, or presumably another domain as a member server. Note: I have never used any of these products and cannot comment on how well they work, if at all. I think you may have a lot of work on your hands here since samba is not able to join a domain as a BDC when the PDC is on NT so it's not a simple demote-promote exercise. You may need to create a whole new samba-based domain. I'm not an expert at this so I can't offer you much practical advice but if you decide to go ahead with it, I wish you the very best of luck. Cheers, James. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba