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Sorry just to add to this .......<br />
this server is on a workgroup at the moment and if i try to &quot;dcpromo&quot; it i get this message ...<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The operation failed because:<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The attempt to join this computer to the &quot;mydomain&quot; domain failed <br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&quot;The specified user already exists.&quot;<br />
thanks <br />
Mark
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Sorry just to add to this .......
this server is on a workgroup at the moment and if i try to "dcpromo" it i get this message ...

           The operation failed because:
           The attempt to join this computer to the "mydomain" domain failed
           "The specified user already exists."
thanks
Mark

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Hi Panjandrum,<br />
<br />
i guess that's the only way to do it <br />
<br />
thanks again<br />
Mark<br />

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Hi Panjandrum,

i guess that's the only way to do it

thanks again
Mark


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Yep it is... <br />
<br />
Done it a few times in the past.... <br />
<br />
If you don't do a cleanup you will certainly run into problems in the future.<br />
Check all FSMO roles and seize/move them to another server prior to the dc-de-promo process<br />
<br />
The cleanup itself is quite standard
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Yep it is...

Done it a few times in the past....

If you don't do a cleanup you will certainly run into problems in the future.
Check all FSMO roles and seize/move them to another server prior to the dc-de-promo process

The cleanup itself is quite standard

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Maybe i am missing something quiet obvious here, I have a DC which died yesterday and i have now got my hands on a new server now what i would like to do is have this new server play the role of the old one but if i go to rename it to what it was .. it says it already exists, (which would be correct) but i need it to be the same as its listed everywhere in our Domain forest, &nbsp;do i have to remove this DC completly from the organisation first or is there a simpler way <br />
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any help would be much appreciated<br />
thanks<br />
Mark<br />

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Maybe i am missing something quiet obvious here, I have a DC which died yesterday and i have now got my hands on a new server now what i would like to do is have this new server play the role of the old one but if i go to rename it to what it was .. it says it already exists, (which would be correct) but i need it to be the same as its listed everywhere in our Domain forest,  do i have to remove this DC completly from the organisation first or is there a simpler way 

any help would be much appreciated
thanks
Mark


WIN2003 Server DC re-naming

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