[Samba] How to disable the Windows PDC?

[Matt Schwartz]

Unfortunately, with NT you can not demote it from a DC.  You have to 
reinstall the software as a member server

Alan Munday wrote:

>
> I'm looking to migrate the DC functions of an old NT server (running 
> SBS) to Samba.
>
> While I'm nearly ready to complete the migration the one thing I have 
> been unable to find out is how to remove the DC functionality from the 
> old server.
>
> Is it good enough to just demote it to being a BDC?
> I don't want to take the old server off-line as I will be leaving some 
> applications on there for a while.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> regards
>
> Alan