Re: any other takers?

From: Jay Crump (crumpsc_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 06/05/04 

Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 12:38:49 -0400

So you're saying restore the CA.... you mean off the built-in backup/restore
feature in Certificate Services itself?

This is what I was getting at. I'm just surprised that I haven't had more
replies to this post... very vague in nature....

Thanks though Eric. I'll give this a shot.

Jay

"Eric Chamberlain, CISSP" <eric.chamberlain@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in
message news:OkcGQFsSEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> You can't have two machines in the domain with the same name. Backup the
CA
> data, remove the old machine from the domain, add the new machine, then
> restore the CA with the original CA data.
>
> "Jay Crump" <crumpsc@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:%23YpJeRRSEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > c'mon..... no other comments here? below:
> >
> > Hello all -
> >
> > please guide me to appropriate NG, if this post is off-topic.
> >
> > I am currently researching the steps to get my Windows 2000 AD CA
migrated
> > to a 2003 box. I have backed up all existing logs/db/regkeys necessary
> > based on following KB:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298138
> >
> > Note the last line in this KB though.... 'Also, the new server must have
> the
> > same name as the outdated server ....'
> >
> > I called MS for a little clarification, but they mosdef wanted their
245$
> > for an answer. Does this statement mean that the 'hostname' must be the
> > same for the destination server (if so, how am i supposed to have two
> boxes
> > on same domain with same name), or does this statement mean that the
> actual
> > Certificate Authority name (IE - Organization X CA 1) must be identical?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for a little clarity, or atleast a redirect to the
> > appropriate group.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jay Crump
> >
> >
> >
>
>