in a single domain single forest architechture, we have couple of domain controllers and a cert server.( Windows 2003 R2 Domain ) the cert server got unjoined from domain . I want to know if i join it back to the domain, would the cert server still work the way it used to or are there any complications. Thanks muchanand

As far as i know, there should not be any issues. Regards MVP-Directory Services Awinish Vishwakarma| CHECK MY BLOG Disclaimer: This posting is provided AS-IS with no warranties or guarantees and confers no rights.

Hello, based on my knowledge it can still work without problems. For confirmation, you ask in Security forums or try that in a test environment. Security forum: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserversecurity/threads This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator

if you can reuse the computer account, then do so. If the computer account is still in AD then reset the password and rejoin to it. If the computer has already been deleted and its tombstone lifetime has not passed yet, then undelete/reanimate it, reset its password and rejoin against it Cheers, (HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION HELPS YOU!) Jorge de Almeida Pinto | MVP Identity & Access - Directory Services BLOG (WEB-BASED) --> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/default.aspx BLOG (RSS-FEEDS)--> http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/rss.aspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights! * Always test ANY suggestion in a test environment before implementing! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mr X" wrote in message news:3940af66-27c2-48ee-b9ed-1d8684908710... Hello, based on my knowledge it can still work without problems. For confirmation, you ask in Security forums or try that in a test environment. Security forum: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserversecurity/threads This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights. Microsoft Student Partner 2010 / 2011 Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator: Security Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: Security Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Administrator Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP-DS] (http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/default.aspx)