Re: Promoting a Exchange 2003 Enterprise to a DC, Any problems?

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Yes, indeed. Promoting an Exchange server that's a member server to a Domain Controller (and vice versa, demoting an Exchange server that's a DC to a member server) will break Exchange. Don't do it.
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"Sam P." <SamP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:FAD79664-437D-4BAF-8037-26102FC91B89@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Is there is known issues or advantages with promoting a E2k3 box to be a DC?

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