Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

[Ann]

You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.

My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)
quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the domain
just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but I
still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it just
as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the other
domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time we
log into that server we just log in locally.

I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it from
the domain or there are any gotchas.

Thanks

 

[SBS Rocker]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

Yes to remove a member server from a domain all you need to do is to join a
workgroup. To remvoe a DC from a domain you will need to do a DCPROMO and
then join a workgroup toremove it from the domain.

"Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:35AB6FFD-4EAF-477A-80F3-8FDDCEEAF971@microsoft.com...
> You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.
>
> My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)
> quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the domain
> just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but I
> still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it
> just
> as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the
> other
> domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time we
> log into that server we just log in locally.
>
> I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it from
> the domain or there are any gotchas.
>
> Thanks

 

[Ann]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

Thanks for your quick response....if I don't need the DC anymore and nothing
else is in that domain, can I just turn it off? Or do I still need to do
DCPROMO?

"SBS Rocker" wrote:

> Yes to remove a member server from a domain all you need to do is to join a
> workgroup. To remvoe a DC from a domain you will need to do a DCPROMO and
> then join a workgroup toremove it from the domain.
>
> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:35AB6FFD-4EAF-477A-80F3-8FDDCEEAF971@microsoft.com...
> > You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.
> >
> > My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)
> > quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the domain
> > just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but I
> > still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it
> > just
> > as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the
> > other
> > domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time we
> > log into that server we just log in locally.
> >
> > I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it from
> > the domain or there are any gotchas.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>

 

[SBS Rocker]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

Even if you plan on getting rid of the domain entirely it is best that you
still do a DCPROMO. You want to remove any and all existance that the server
was or is a DC that belongs to a domain.

"Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6A5AE5AE-CBCF-4A37-8EFF-2AF4C1CD6F1A@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for your quick response....if I don't need the DC anymore and
> nothing
> else is in that domain, can I just turn it off? Or do I still need to do
> DCPROMO?
>
> "SBS Rocker" wrote:
>
>> Yes to remove a member server from a domain all you need to do is to join
>> a
>> workgroup. To remvoe a DC from a domain you will need to do a DCPROMO and
>> then join a workgroup toremove it from the domain.
>>
>> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:35AB6FFD-4EAF-477A-80F3-8FDDCEEAF971@microsoft.com...
>> > You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.
>> >
>> > My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)
>> > quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the
>> > domain
>> > just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but
>> > I
>> > still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it
>> > just
>> > as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the
>> > other
>> > domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time
>> > we
>> > log into that server we just log in locally.
>> >
>> > I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it
>> > from
>> > the domain or there are any gotchas.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>

 

[Ann]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

Excellent! Thanks for all your help.

"SBS Rocker" wrote:

> Even if you plan on getting rid of the domain entirely it is best that you
> still do a DCPROMO. You want to remove any and all existance that the server
> was or is a DC that belongs to a domain.
>
> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6A5AE5AE-CBCF-4A37-8EFF-2AF4C1CD6F1A@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks for your quick response....if I don't need the DC anymore and
> > nothing
> > else is in that domain, can I just turn it off? Or do I still need to do
> > DCPROMO?
> >
> > "SBS Rocker" wrote:
> >
> >> Yes to remove a member server from a domain all you need to do is to join
> >> a
> >> workgroup. To remvoe a DC from a domain you will need to do a DCPROMO and
> >> then join a workgroup toremove it from the domain.
> >>
> >> "Ann" <Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:35AB6FFD-4EAF-477A-80F3-8FDDCEEAF971@microsoft.com...
> >> > You'll have to bear with me....I'm very new to the Windows world.
> >> >
> >> > My predecessor built a Windows 2000 server domain (mostly to play with)
> >> > quite a few years ago and made it a DC. He had one server join the
> >> > domain
> >> > just as a member server. I now have the need to get rid of the DC but
> >> > I
> >> > still need to keep the member server. To remove the member server is it
> >> > just
> >> > as simple as moving it to a Workgroup and rebooting it until we get the
> >> > other
> >> > domain up and running? We don't have AD running or anything, any time
> >> > we
> >> > log into that server we just log in locally.
> >> >
> >> > I just want to be sure the member server will be ok once I remove it
> >> > from
> >> > the domain or there are any gotchas.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

 

[Dave Patrick]

Re: Removing a Server From Windows 2000 Domain

Make sure you know the local administrator account password before hand.

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"Ann" wrote:
> Excellent! Thanks for all your help.