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HI
I have another remote office which currently has a 2008 server on its own domain; I would like to join that server to our domain in the main office, all the VPN links are up and running.
Is it just a case of removing the active directory off the remote server and changing it to a workgroup then joining the main office domain or will there be more to it?
I have another remote office which currently has a 2008 server on its own domain; I would like to join that server to our domain in the main office, all the VPN links are up and running.
Is it just a case of removing the active directory off the remote server and changing it to a workgroup then joining the main office domain or will there be more to it?
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You can create a trust between two domain, in this way users of a domain can be authenticated in another domain.
Another case is that you want everything under one domain, then it must necessarily remove a domain and put everything under one domain. This leads to the loss of users, permissions on folders, profiles on computers etc etc..
Making trust, everything remains as is, and users can use the "Domain A" for them to access folders "Domain B ".
What operating system are your domain controllers?
The two domains are completely separate (eg domain.com and domain.org)?
If you decide fo the Trust , you can view here
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23805633/How-to-setup-domain-trust-between-Windows-2008-and-2003-server.html
or here (the step are the same)
http://www.misdivision.com/blog/how-to-create-a-trust-in-windows-server-2008-r2
or here:
http://www.howtonetworking.com/domain/domaintrust1.htm
http://www.howtonetworking.com/domain/domaintrust2.htm
Another case is that you want everything under one domain, then it must necessarily remove a domain and put everything under one domain. This leads to the loss of users, permissions on folders, profiles on computers etc etc..
Making trust, everything remains as is, and users can use the "Domain A" for them to access folders "Domain B ".
What operating system are your domain controllers?
The two domains are completely separate (eg domain.com and domain.org)?
If you decide fo the Trust , you can view here
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23805633/How-to-setup-domain-trust-between-Windows-2008-and-2003-server.html
or here (the step are the same)
http://www.misdivision.com/blog/how-to-create-a-trust-in-windows-server-2008-r2
or here:
http://www.howtonetworking.com/domain/domaintrust1.htm
http://www.howtonetworking.com/domain/domaintrust2.htm
you will just need to build up Trust between both the domains nothing else is required, once trust is build then user from either domain can access the resources for any domain
follow http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Creating-Trusts-Between-Forests.html to do so
follow http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Creating-Trusts-Between-Forests.html to do so
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Thank you for your comments, the trust was already in place but the boss wants all on one domain as of now.
ASKER
Yes it is the only domain controller and the only server in that office no exchange etc. So thank you very much