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Hi experts,<br />
1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is it correct that the entire file share mechanism in windows server 2003 environment is working with NTLM, meaning that if the domain controller will be dropped; I will still have share capabilities? <br />
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2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regardless to that, is that correct that if I will lose connection to the domain controller (in server 2003 environment) all the components will fall back to NTLM mechanism and in potential all the basic services should work (printing,IIS,sharing..)?<br />
Thanks in advance,<br />

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Hi experts,
1.	Is it correct that the entire file share mechanism in windows server 2003 environment is working with NTLM, meaning that if the domain controller will be dropped; I will still have share capabilities? 

2.	Regardless to that, is that correct that if I will lose connection to the domain controller (in server 2003 environment) all the components will fall back to NTLM mechanism and in potential all the basic services should work (printing,IIS,sharing..)?
Thanks in advance,


Fallback to NTLM in case of domain controller disconnection

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

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