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Remove primary Domain Controller

Hi Folks,

I have inherited an Exchange 2000 Server that is also the primary Domain Controller. As this is bad practice, having an exchange server as a domain controller, i wish to demote this to a member server. I can do this using DCPROMO but my concerns are that this was the first domain controller set-up on the domain. Would this matter?

Any hints would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks,

Baikie

Jay_Jay70

Hi Baikie,

can i have a little more detail on the server itself, where did it come from? not a different domain?

itsnot an issue to demote the first DC if the FSMO roles have been taken up by the other Domain Controllers, however it is highly advised against changing the role of a server carrying exchange, ie demoting or promoting a server with exchange on it! however whilst saying that i have seen numerous cases of this working, whatever you do make a backup before you do anything!!

Cheers!

Baikie

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When i say inherited i mean that i have started a new job and just trying to clean up a wee bit from my predecessor. Therefore the server is already part of the domain. It is windows 2000 server standard edition. Everything works fine at the moment, i was just trying to 'do things the right way' and streamline things. However, if you think i should just leave things the way they are then fair enough. As the saying goes, 'if it ain't broke...'

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