Re: Demoting last 2003 DC in domain

This article may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222



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"dflint" wrote:
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> Here's what we did:
> Demoted the last DC controller in one of our domains. As expected the
> domain now no longer exists.
> Added the server, as a member server, to another domain.
> Logged in as domain admin.
> We can browse to any server or folder within the domain.
> The problem:
> When we to open, or execute any file we receive this message:
> Windows cannot access the spefified device, path, or file. You may not
> have the appropriate permissions to access this item.
> Of course I can log on as domain admin to any other member server within
> this domain and access these same files without a problem.
> We've checked DNS, removed and rejoined the server to the domain with no
> luck.
>
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Yes, it is the same steps.


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"dflint" wrote:
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> Article Q313222 deals with restoring security settings in XP and Vista.
> My problem is with a 2003 Server. Since I'm about to give up and reload
> this machine anyway I did try it with no success.
> What's odd is everything runs fine from a command prompt. The same
> programs, from the GUI,, do not.
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