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Promote windows server 2003 ADC to PDC

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by junaid_fsd

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I had one windows 2003 server standard Edition as PDC and one windows 2003 server standard Edition as ADC. PDC has crashed could you help me to promote my ADC to PDC in easy way.

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by gupnit

Hi Junaid,

See unlike NT, there is no concept of PDC/BDC in Windows Server 2003. It is all about Additional DCs or Child DCs

Now that your first server crashed, the ADC already has a full copy of AD and all you need to do is transfer the FSMO Roles.

Since the first server has all the FSMO Roles (by dfefault), and it crashed you will have to seize the roles now.

here are couple of links to achieve the same::
http://www.petri.co.il/seizing_fsmo_roles.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255504

Hope this helps
Thanks
Nitin Gupta

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