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by henrykon

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I have a server as a PDC in domain A with about 80 users account access the file sharing and print services. There are 8 servers with one as PDC and the rest are PDC in domain B. All my servers are operating in Windows NT 4.0 server with service pack 6. How can I dissolve the server in domain A and join the server as a BDC in domain B without lossing user account and file access right from the domain A? In addition that the server name should remain no change after the consolidation.

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by estebandelatorre

You should create (define) a trust relationship between the 2 domains.
You will ahve 2 different domains names, but a consolidate SAM.
No machine names should be changed.
All you have to do is go to user manager for domains, policies, select trust relationship, and completewith both domain names and passwords (of both domains). Do the same (viceversa) from the other domain.
Once defined the trust (both directions), your SAM is unique.
Be carefull: Domain admins of dom1 became admins of Dom2 and viceversa!!

by dmiles

Performing the above scenario is an administrators nightmare since no matter how much planning there is not a method that will not create problems even if the process is accomplished,it is become common to plan the migration by changing the Domain name
Ref:Same Domain,New Name
www.winntmag.com/Articles/Content/4781_01.html,then see related articles

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