Re: Domain and Forest Prep Problem?

From: Troy Bruder (troy.bruder_at_aptconsulting.com)
Date: 11/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 10:23:30 -0500

I haven't ever installed the Win2k3 version of ADC, so I wasn't sure.. The
attributes seemed to exist in AD, but my customer wasn't sure if Domain and
Forest prep ran...

Thanks Ben, I appreciate the quick response.

Troy

"Ben Winzenz [Exchange MVP]" <ben_winzenz@NOSPAMdotmessageonedotcom> wrote
in message news:eQm52WyyEHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Yes they did (run forestprep/domainprep). The way setup is designed is
> that it will perform a check to make sure they have been run. If they
> have not been run prior to running setup, then they will be run as part of
> setup. It doesn't allow you the flexibility of scheduling when you want
> to run them, but they will be run.
>
> Ben Winzenz
> Exchange MVP
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I recently helped a customer of mine upgrade their NT 4.0 domain to
>> Win2k3 AD... The domain is currently running in mixed mode with a
>> few NT BDC's still around.
>>
>> They are also running Exchange 5.5, and installed the Active Directory
>> Connector... The problem is that I don't think they ran /DomainPrep
>> or /ForestPrep..
>>
>> Is it ok, and/or recommended, to run those now that the ADC has
>> already been installed??
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Troy
>

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