dcpromo or udp
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Just run 'dcpromo'.
The command is DCPROMO
The command is DCPROMO
Active directory tools are processes that are in almost constant use by a computer. They help with the routing of information, designating a specific position for information to be stored and which sectors are overwritten when something new is saved on the hard drive.
DomainDNSzones
Active directory must be installed . Go to start->run->administrative tools->dns select forward lookup zones right click select ZONE and click on next->then select active directory integrated complete the process
You run the 'dcpromo' command to remove active directory and demote a domain controller to a member server. To remove AD completely you would have to do this process on all domain controllers.
The following command-line tools can be used to manage Active Directory CSVDE Import and export Active Directory data using comma-separated format. Dsadd Add users, groups, computers, contacts, and organizational units to Active Directory. Dsmod Modify an existing object of a specific type in the directory. The types of objects that can be modified are: users, groups, computers, servers, contacts, and organizational units. Dsrm Remove objects of the specified type from Active Directory. Dsmove Rename an object without moving it in the directory tree, or move an object from its current location in the directory to a new location within a single domain controller. (For cross-domain moves, use the Movetree command-line tool.) Dsquery Query and find a list of objects in the directory using specified search criteria. Use in a generic mode to query for any type of object or in a specialized mode to query for for selected object types. The specific types of objects that can be queried through this command are: computers, contacts, subnets, groups, organizational units, sites, servers and users. Dsget Display selected attributes of specific object types in Active Directory. Attributes of the following object types can be viewed: computers, contacts, subnets, groups, organizational units, servers, sites, and users. LDIFDE Ceate, modify, and delete directory objects. This tool can also be used to extend the schema, export Active Directory user and group information to other applications or services, and populate Active Directory with data from other directory services. Ntdsutil General purpose Active Directory management tool. Use Ntdsutil to perform database maintenance of Active Directory, to manage single master operations, and remove metadata left behind by domain controllers that were removed from the network without being properly uninstalled.
Windows 7 Professional can be added to an Active Directory domain. the other versions has issue and many of the feature not available to run AD correctly
Go to run and type dcpromo and follow the steps
Start > Run > dsa.msc