Re: EFS can't decrypt

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 02/04/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 20:09:55 -0700

"Drew Cooper [MSFT]" <dcoop@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:etQLUIs6DHA.2720@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Try logging on to the 1st DC in the domain* as the domain administrator.
> Open the administrator's certificates mmc snapin and look in the Personal

<snip>

> * I don't know why we can't call them "PDCs" any more. Now it's "the 1st
DC
> in the domain".
> --
> Drew Cooper [MSFT]

Surely you are jesting, right Drew ??
I have seen far too many folks speak of their W2k AD PDC and
BDC, and then on asking where their FSMOs are, discover that
they are even using PDC/BDC without regard to anything except
which one they consider to be the main AD DC !!! Yeh, right. 

-- 
Roger

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