Promoting Windows NT BDC Does Not Close Client Connections (139056)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q139056
When you promote a Windows NT backup domain controller (BDC) to a primary
domain controller (PDC), the following warning message appears:
Promoting <servername> will also close client connections
to <BDC servername> and to the current domain controller
(if any).
This warning message is misleading. Client connections (session) made to
the BDC or the PDC before the domain controller promotion are not
terminated. The clients have full access to existing resources and can
establish new drive or printer connections during the domain controller
promotion.
If you did not have an existing session with the domain controller before
the promotion, you are unable to create a session to any of the domain
controllers until you restart the NetLogon services on the domain
controllers.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB139056 |
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