BobGipson
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Want to promote my Server 2003 to Domain Controller. How do I preserve my current local logon accounts?
Thanks in advance for your help.
With great trepidation, I am about to promote my member Server 2003 to DC. Running DCPromo, it warns me I am about to lose all local accounts. How can I prevent this?
With great trepidation, I am about to promote my member Server 2003 to DC. Running DCPromo, it warns me I am about to lose all local accounts. How can I prevent this?
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RobWill,
I think they are local accounts. They do not show up in AD on the single existing DC. Am I looking in the right place?
I think they are local accounts. They do not show up in AD on the single existing DC. Am I looking in the right place?
Except for the administrator account and some system accounts, they will be deleted. They will not be transfered at all.
Local accounts would be in Computer management under, System tools, local users and groups, users
Local accounts would be in Computer management under, System tools, local users and groups, users
Thanks BobGipson,
--Rob
--Rob
Rob,
If you don't have many local accounts on that machine, I would simply just export your user list from Computers and users into a text filem which you can simply recreate in your new AD Domain, once you run DCPROMO.
If you don't have many local accounts on that machine, I would simply just export your user list from Computers and users into a text filem which you can simply recreate in your new AD Domain, once you run DCPROMO.
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Will the local accounts actually be deleted or will they be transferred over as domain accounts?