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    • mroth911M
      mroth911
      last edited by

      I have 90 users in a dc that is not working correctly, users permissions are messed up, shared drive access not showing printers not printing etc.

      Dc is being used for dhcp and file sharing.

      How can I build a new dc and migrate al the computers to the new forest?

      I have spent to much time trying to fix it. I think it will be faster to rebuild it?

      Your thoughts

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      • DustinB3403D
        DustinB3403
        last edited by

        Just build a new domain controller and sieze the roles.

        No need to create a new domain.

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403
          last edited by

          Simply disable the domain services one the defective DC while leave the file shares intact.

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          • zachary715Z
            zachary715 @DustinB3403
            last edited by

            @dustinb3403 I think he's wanting a new domain. He's saying he's got lots of problems and wants to start fresh.

            I don't know if that's necessarily required based on the info. It sounds like file permission issues and maybe some Group Policy issues. For the file share, you could just spin up a new server (assuming you have the licensing) and robocopy everything over to it and slowly rebuild permission as you see fit. Once you get everything setup just right, do one last sync and then shut down the old server.

            Shared Drive access and printers not printing may be more group policy related.

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            • dbeatoD
              dbeato
              last edited by

              If you want to migrate that involves the following:

              1- Setup a New DC
              2- Changing the DNS and DHCP settings that you would change on this domain.
              3- Migration of Data
              3- You will do the File Share and Folder Permissions again on the new domain and copy the data again.
              4- You will need to recreate the user profiles for all the users.
              5- Then Redeploy the Printers either manually, via script or via GPO (I do recommend GPO).
              6- You will need to rejoin all the computers to the new domain.
              7- Migrate their profiles using ProfWiz or manually.

              Then you need to make sure it all works. What are the actual main issues right now?

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              • mroth911M
                mroth911
                last edited by

                We got hit with crypto locker,

                The dc handled file sharing and dhcp and it was the primary dc

                We thought the secondary dc wAs fine,

                However having to many problems with drives not working and users don’t have access to files and gpo not updating

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                • dbeatoD
                  dbeato @mroth911
                  last edited by

                  @mroth911 said in Domain controller server 2012:

                  We got hit with crypto locker,

                  The dc handled file sharing and dhcp and it was the primary dc

                  We thought the secondary dc wAs fine,

                  However having to many problems with drives not working and users don’t have access to files and gpo not updating

                  So then a start from scratch sounds like a good idea to me.

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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403 @dbeato
                    last edited by

                    @dbeato said in Domain controller server 2012:

                    @mroth911 said in Domain controller server 2012:

                    We got hit with crypto locker,

                    The dc handled file sharing and dhcp and it was the primary dc

                    We thought the secondary dc wAs fine,

                    However having to many problems with drives not working and users don’t have access to files and gpo not updating

                    So then a start from scratch sounds like a good idea to me.

                    In that case I would concur. Build a new DC, DHCP, DNS, File Servers and restore from backup. The biggest issue is going to be the downtime during the transition and getting everything back to where it needs to be.

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                    • KellyK
                      Kelly
                      last edited by

                      You will also need to use something like USMT to move your user's profiles from the old domain to the new. That will be your most labor intensive part of the process.

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                      • M
                        manxam
                        last edited by

                        As per the above but to migrate the desktops, use Transwiz. Takes 1 minute to migrate the user profile from the old domain to the new.

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                        • DustinB3403D
                          DustinB3403 @manxam
                          last edited by

                          @manxam said in Domain controller server 2012:

                          As per the above but to migrate the desktops, use Transwiz. Takes 1 minute to migrate the user profile from the old domain to the new.

                          That's the one that I was thinking of when I saw the post. Just didn't have the chance to post.

                          The above works really well.

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