A Win7 Pro workstation was joined to a domain and the admins installed some Global Policies that block local administration.
It can no longer connect to the PDC and we want to disjoin the workstation from the domain.
Will the Global Policies from the PDC survive or not?
There are policies that prevent Windows Updates, etc, etc, and we need this workstation to revert to a local-only status.
Will those policies be removed if the PC is disjoined from the nominal domain?
Thanks...
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Jump to PostI'm going with no. Example? "On the Password restrictions, it is enforced by the domain controller." so when you don't have the PDC, that restriction is lost. I'm sure there are more examples so you'll have to research each policy item to see if it sticks or not.
Jump to PostI would also have to say no. To remove it from the domain you are going to have to use a Domain Admin account and if you can't get to the domain controller then how are you going to remove it???
Jump to PostWell that's clearer but as you discover, some may stick around. Now that more is known you still have, as a company an IT lead and your team to manage such a mess.
Sorry if I was unclear. Some of the policies are registry changes so you have to research …
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Yes, RSOP report after should be illuminating.
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