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promote(8)
NAME
promote - Changes the role of ASU domain controller to either a primary
domain controller (PDC) or a backup domain controller (BDC).
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/promote [-d] servername
OPTIONS
-d Demotes a PDC to a BDC.
PARAMETERS
servername
Specifies the name of the PDC to demote or the BDC to promote.
DESCRIPTION
Changes the role of an ASU domain controller to either a PDC or BDC.
Promoting a BDC does not automatically demote the active PDC, because doing
so might disrupt services or active sessions. The promote command fails if
it detects an active PDC when promoting a BDC.
To promote a BDC to a PDC using the promote command, you must stop the PDC,
promote a BDC, and demote the PDC. Alternatively, you can use the promote
feature in the Server Manager utility to avoid manually demoting the PDC.
You must be logged in as root to use the promote command.
NOTE
You cannot promote or demote a member server. If you want to change a PDC
or a BDC to a member server, use either the joindomain or asusetup command.
EXAMPLES
Follow these steps to use the promote command to demote a PDC called
server1 and promote a BDC called server2:
1. Log in to the system configured as the PDC (server1) and demote it,
for example:
# promote -d server1
2. Stop the ASU server, for example:
# net stop server
3. Log in to the system configured as the BDC (server2) and promote it,
for example:
# promote server2
4. Log back in to the system you demoted (server1) and start the ASU
server, for example:
# net start server
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