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Can I manage a SBS 2000 member server from a SBS 2003 DC

What I have now is SBS 2000 DC and SBS 2003 Domain controler, What I need to know is if I demote the 2000 server to a member can I control the rights to it from the 2003 server.

And if I demote the 2000 server will all the shares and rights to directories be lost and I would than need to resetup the rights again.

If I only have the 2003 server as the DC can users login to the 2003 server and have access to the files on the 2000 member?

thanks for your help

Lee W, MVP

To the best of my knowledge, SBS MUST be a DC. I don't think you can use it as a stand-alone server. If it weren't an SBS system, then your right about everything you said - except the shares wouldn't be lost.

luv2smile

Agree with leew.....you simply can NOT have two SBS machines in the same domain. It won't work as SBS must be a DC, but also the FIRST DC in a domain....so you can't have two of them together. SBS won't work as a stand alone or a member server since it is meant to be the FIRST domain controller. If you try to use it as anything except a domain controller then you will get random errors and your server will shutdown randomly and tell you that it needs to be a DC.

Sounds like you need to get rid of one of your SBS machines and get a standard windows server which can handle what you need.

EdwardVernier

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If the 2000 server was just 2000 server and not 2000 SBS would it than be able to do what I asked in my question?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

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EdwardVernier

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Thanks for the help

Lee W, MVP

Excuse me, but isn't that largely what I said in my first response? No points for me?

luv2smile

I agree leew....your first post answered the question. I was just adding on, but you should have got points

EdwardVernier

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Opps Sorry Yes you should have the points, How Do I change that, I thanks both of you so much.. Ed