Lost our root with no backup pdc

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We lost our PDC root, we had no tape backup and no backup domain controller.
Is there any way to replace the root without having to reconfigure active
directory for all of the child domains(mostly win2000 servers). Tried the
seizing command, no help.

Thanks,
Jim Black

 

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"tangelo@newsgroup.nospam" wrote:

> We lost our PDC root, we had no tape backup and no backup domain controller.
> Is there any way to replace the root without having to reconfigure active
> directory for all of the child domains(mostly win2000 servers). Tried the
> seizing command, no help.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim Black

I would venture to say that if you lost the only domain controller in the
root domain and don't have a backup, you're probably out of luck.
Did you have any additional controllers in this root domain?

 

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We have domain controllers but they are children of the parent which was
lost.

"Molnir" <Molnir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "tangelo@newsgroup.nospam" wrote:
>
>> We lost our PDC root, we had no tape backup and no backup domain
>> controller.
>> Is there any way to replace the root without having to reconfigure active
>> directory for all of the child domains(mostly win2000 servers). Tried
>> the
>> seizing command, no help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim Black
>
> I would venture to say that if you lost the only domain controller in the
> root domain and don't have a backup, you're probably out of luck.
> Did you have any additional controllers in this root domain?
>

 

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Then things do not look so good, unfortunately! This is why we almost
always suggest that there are at least two DCs for each Domain - especially
if it is the root domain. Not trying to be a poopy pants, but it looks like
the whole forest is gone!

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com



"tangelo@newsgroup.nospam" <jblack@warren.org> wrote in message
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> We have domain controllers but they are children of the parent which was
> lost.
>
> "Molnir" <Molnir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9C0BF29D-E844-4F62-8B17-3E15F6143AE0@microsoft.com...
>> "tangelo@newsgroup.nospam" wrote:
>>
>>> We lost our PDC root, we had no tape backup and no backup domain
>>> controller.
>>> Is there any way to replace the root without having to reconfigure
>>> active
>>> directory for all of the child domains(mostly win2000 servers). Tried
>>> the
>>> seizing command, no help.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jim Black
>>
>> I would venture to say that if you lost the only domain controller in the
>> root domain and don't have a backup, you're probably out of luck.
>> Did you have any additional controllers in this root domain?
>>
>
>

 

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Thanks for the advice, kind of had that feeling . looks like a lot of work
ahead.
"Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:O$AQMlwWFHA.2692@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Then things do not look so good, unfortunately! This is why we almost
> always suggest that there are at least two DCs for each Domain -
> especially if it is the root domain. Not trying to be a poopy pants, but
> it looks like the whole forest is gone!
>
> --
> Cary W. Shultz
> Roanoke, VA 24012
> Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>
> http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
> http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>
>
>
> "tangelo@newsgroup.nospam" <jblack@warren.org> wrote in message
> news:%230o1pQuWFHA.4036@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> We have domain controllers but they are children of the parent which was
>> lost.
>>
>> "Molnir" <Molnir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9C0BF29D-E844-4F62-8B17-3E15F6143AE0@microsoft.com...
>>> "tangelo@newsgroup.nospam" wrote:
>>>
>>>> We lost our PDC root, we had no tape backup and no backup domain
>>>> controller.
>>>> Is there any way to replace the root without having to reconfigure
>>>> active
>>>> directory for all of the child domains(mostly win2000 servers). Tried
>>>> the
>>>> seizing command, no help.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jim Black
>>>
>>> I would venture to say that if you lost the only domain controller in
>>> the
>>> root domain and don't have a backup, you're probably out of luck.
>>> Did you have any additional controllers in this root domain?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>