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DC promo a SQL or Exchange server ?

Hi yaWas wondering and i know its not best practice but what will happen if i Dc promo a exchange 2k3 running on 2k3 R2 server.Or dc promo a SQL 2k server running on 2k3 R2.I need to make either a DC.Both not ideal but if you had no choice...

Tags: Programming languages, eddyz, Microsoft Exchange Server, DC Promo, SQL, server

Discussion threads 2007-07-31

DC Promo

Can a Win2k3 Windows server be submitted into a NT 4.0 domain as a stand alone server and then be upgraded to a Domain Controller in the NT 4.0 domain by using DC Promo? I am trying to determine the best way to upgrade my WinNT 4.0 domain since I...

Tags: caryers@..., DC, DC Promo, domain, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, networking, NT 4.0 Domain, PDC, server

Discussion threads 2005-02-14

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Domain DC Promo - Inbounce Replication error

Hi, Recently we had one DC server offline due to hardware was failure. We just rebuilt a new one. I have cleaned the metadata using the UTDSUTIL and cleanup in DNS as well ADSI.MSC to makesure that that old DC name deleted. I follow step y step from Microsoft's guidelines....

Tags: DC, DNS, don_pham@..., GUID, hardware

Q&A 2004-12-23

Access Denied: Joining new DC to W2K AD

The active directory is using the NIST Active Directory security template on the only DC on W2K server running W2K AD. When attempting to add a new DC get "Access Denied" message during DC Promo. The Anonymous Access to setting 2, NTLM setting to 3. Has anyone seen this message?...

Tags: DC, Access Denied, W2K AD, windows, security, active directory, Microsoft Windows 2000, lee.wolfer@..., lee.wolfer1@..., Microsoft Access, advertisement, NTLM

Discussion threads 2006-03-15

Rational Rose on Windows XP

HI, I have installed the evaluation version of Rational Rose Enterprise 2003 Edition in Windows XP Professional - SP2. Rational Rose crashes when i try to create a sequence diagram. Is it anything to with the UI ?? Please revert if any of you have a clue...i tried reinstalling which...

Tags: aru_vaidy@..., IBM Corp., IBM Rational Rose, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Q&A 2005-01-19

AD crashed can't run DC promo from safe mode..

Hi hope someone here can help me.I have a Win2k DC that crashed. the server can boot,but AD won't start. I've rebooted into AD repair mode, and run ntdsutil,but it can't repair the database. (it fails as the ntds.dit file is missing)and i have no backupThere is another DC on...

Tags: ad, advertisement, cgerada@..., dc, dcpromo, networking, ntds.dit, safe mode, server

Discussion threads 2006-08-21

Promo Screen Calendar (exe)

Promo Screen Calendar is software which creates an active desktop calendar with your company’s logo, info and your product images set as desktop wallpaper. Having made a calendar, you can present it to your clients instead of traditional paper calendars, or put it to your web-site so that your clients...

Tags: Calendar, Active Desktop, Promo Screen Calendar

Software downloads 2006-08-03

New Domain controller, Need Help

We are a small business that is getting a new server that is to be used as the New “Primary Domain Controller” This will replace an existing domain that approx 10 XP boxes login to. The server is currently handling DHCP, WINS, Login, and file storage. What is the...

Tags: server, domain controller, grimace66, it management, EXISTING SERVER

Q&A 2006-09-05

Server 2003 to replace Server 2000

I have a situation where I have a Server2000 which needs to be replaced by server 2003. I have put the 2003 server on the network however the Server 2000 does not recognise the 2003 server as a domain controller.1: I need to have these servers comunicating.Im afraid to run...

Tags: hardware, Microsoft Windows 2000, riccardothomas@..., server

Q&A 2006-03-16

New Additional DC in a Forest having single DC

Dear All,This is first time I registered to this website and found it too interested. I have a problem where I have a DC in USA and Child DC in India that is Delhi and Chennai. But I want to Load share my DC therefore need a ADC for it.Let...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, rajbist4@...

Discussion threads 2007-03-30

DC-to-DC Migration-W2K

Hello everybody, I am running a w2k infrastructure in my organization with an exchange 2000 server. I also have a dc acting as DNS, DHCP, Terminal Licensing & Services, AD, File and Print Server. As this DC is old I have built a new server and am planning to migrate...

Tags: Servers, NETWORKING, server

Discussion threads 2005-12-07

DC not demoted properly

I manage a small Windows 2000 network (50 users). We had the only DC experience a multiple hard drive failure. It also acted as our only Exchange server (5.5). We were able to bring it back online long enough to promote a new server (Windows 2003) to be the DC....

Tags: DC, it management, NTDSUTIL, old server, server, TprattBP

Q&A 2005-05-18

Changing licensing servers for Terminal Server Licensing

I recently added a new domain controller to my small network, then made this new DC the licensing server in AD Sites and Services. The old DC was also the TS licensing sever but I deactivatied it as such and then activated the new DC for this purpose. ...

Tags: server, ctdak, Microsoft Windows Terminal Server

Discussion threads 2007-04-04

replace 2000 DC with 2003 DC

We have 2 DC's running Win2000 Server. One is the "primary" DC. We are replacing the "secondary" DC with a new server running Win2003 Server. As I understand things so far, I will have to run adprep /forestprep & adprep /domainprep on the primary DC fi

Tags: ryerex@..., server, windows

Discussion threads 2006-11-07

FSMO role transfers cannot be done

I am trying to transfer all 5 FSMO roles from an old 2000 DC to a new 2003 DC. I had the old DC shut off for more than 60 days (tombstone drop dead date, so replication is not happening) before realizing I needed to transfer roles. (This...

Tags: ctdak

Discussion threads 2007-07-04

windows 2003 DC restore

Hallow,After a 2003 server crash secondary DC we restored it from a 2 weeks old system disk image backup. The first DC sees it as duplicate and all the authentication regarding this server fails. Also fails the DC replication. There are a lot of shares and printers on it, how...

Tags: chrys vat

Discussion threads 2006-12-14

Upgrading Win2K DC with new Windows 2003 DC

We have a Win2K DC with Active Directory in a domain with 5 other Win2K servers that are data servers. We are getting a new IBM XSeries server (Windows Server 2003)that will become our new DC with Active Directory in this domain. The old Win2K DC will be demoted and...

Tags: Directory services, Servers, adouglas@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, Win2k DC, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, server

Discussion threads 2007-06-26

Help with Active Directory Remote Sites

Hello,Right now I have a win2003 server at our home office set up as a DC for my network. I am trying to set up an addition DC to ship out to a remote site that will come online next month. I want to be able to administer...

Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, abernut@...

Discussion threads 2007-09-17

Replicate Windows 2000 DC and windows 2003 R2 DC

I have windows 2000 DC and I want to upgrade domain to windows 2003 R2 dc. I preper wsindows 2000 by adprep commands, then with dcpromo add windows 2003 R2 to the domain and made dc. But windows 2000 DC and windows 2003 R2 DC can't replicate by following error:...

Tags: raiciks@..., Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, windows 2003 R2, Microsoft Windows 2003, windows 2003 R2 DC

Discussion threads 2007-05-30

Additional Domain Controller failover

Hi we have a dc running windows 2003 sp1 and another additional dc running on same platform. In the event of failure of the first dc will the additional dc take over. If not how can we do it. ThxShibuClusteringIf you configured the 2 in a cluster then the answer...

Tags: shibug@..., failover

Discussion threads 2007-04-24