PDC on NetWare software includes functionality to help you effectively manage your domains on NetWare servers. This management functionality includes the following:
You can remove both BDCs and domain member servers from the domain. You cannot remove PDCs from the domain without deleting the domain. To remove a server from the domain, specify the following console command at the server console of the server you want to remove:
CIFS DOMAIN LEAVE
You can optionally specify a domain name, username and password by specifying the command with the following parameters:
CIFS DOMAIN LEAVE domainName username password
The domain name is the eDirectory distinguished name of the domain that the server belongs to. The domain name is required if you specify a username and password. If you do not specify a domain name, the server's current domain is used.
The username must include the context and name of a user with sufficient rights to access the domain. If you do not specify a username, the rights for the server object are used to access the domain.
You can delete entire CIFS domains. The server used to delete a domain must be the only domain controller remaining in the domain and must be the PDC of that domain.
To delete a domain:
At the server console of the NetWare CIFS server where the PDC is located, specify the following console command.
CIFS DOMAIN DELETE
After specifying the command, you will be prompted separately for a username and password.
Specify the username and context of a user with sufficient rights to delete objects in the context where the domain object is located.
Specify the password for the user you specified in Step 2.
You can promote a BDC to become the new PDC of the domain. If the former PDC is up and running, it will automatically be demoted to become a BDC as soon as you promote the new PDC. If the former PDC is not up and running, it will be demoted to a BDC when it is brought up.
To promote a BDC to a PDC, specify the following console command at the server console of the BDC you want to promote:
CIFS DOMAIN SET PDC
You can optionally specify a domain name, username, and password by specifying the command with the following parameters.
CIFS DOMAIN SET PDC domainName username password
The domain name is the eDirectory distinguished name of the domain that the server belongs to. The domain name is required if you specify a username and password. If you do not specify a domain name, the server's current domain is used.
The username must include the context and name of a user with sufficient rights to access the domain. If you do not specify a username, the rights for the Server object are used to access the domain.
You can get information on domain configuration and find out which servers are domain controllers. To get domain configuration information, specify the following console command at the server console of a server that is a member of the domain:
CIFS DOMAIN INFO
You can optionally specify a domain name, username and password by specifying the command with the following parameters.
CIFS DOMAIN INFO domainName username password
The domain name is the eDirectory distinguished name of the domain that the server belongs to. The domain name is required if you specify a username and password. If you do not specify a domain name, the server's current domain is used.
The username must include the context and name of a user with sufficient rights to access the domain. If you do not specify a username, the rights for the Server object are used to access the domain.
To find out which servers are domain controllers, specify the following console command at the server console of a server that is a member of the domain:
CIFS DOMAIN LISTDC
You can optionally specify a domain name, username and password by specifying the command with the following parameters:
CIFS DOMAIN LISTDC domainName username password
The domain name is the eDirectory distinguished name of the domain that the server belongs to. The domain name is required if you specify a username and password. If you do not specify a domain name, the server's current domain is used.
The username must include the context and name of a user with sufficient rights to access the domain. If you do not specify a username, the rights for the Server object are used to access the domain.