3] Promote the server to a Domain controller Once the ADDS Roles and features are installed, the next step is to promote the server to a domain controller. Here’s how to proceed.

Here is the scenario. I have two servers. One is a domain controller and file and print server, the other is an Exchange 2003 server. Both of these servers are schedukled to be decommisioned and ...

Scenario: All win2k network running AD in mixed mode (for compatibility reasons), Existing win2k adv server and newly added member server, communicating using TCP/IP and NetBIOS. Trying to run ...

Although the domain controller has been demoted, the server still exists as a domain member (a member server). Therefore, the next step in the process is to remove the server from the domain.

Log on to a standard Server 2008 domain controller in your central site as a domain administrator. Open Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) from Administrative Tools on the Start menu. Expand ...

We are having a problem with a server - the only Active Directory controller for our small network - intermittently shutting down for no apparent reason.

In the event you’re faced with this issue, you need to perform a 3-step fix which involves you first remove the ADCS role. Secondly, you then promote the server to DC.

Microsoft warned IT admins that some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers (DCs) might become inaccessible after a restart, causing apps and services to fail or remain unreachable.

Don't P2V that last domain controller -- rebuild it instead. The physical to virtual (P2V) process is great, but not for DCs. Technically, there are ways to do it, especially with the manageable ...

Microsoft has confirmed that last month's Windows Server security updates may also cause domain controller reboots after the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) process crashes.