Re: Win2000 Server w/o AD

From: Laura E. Hunter \(MVP\) (hunter(nospamplease)_at_sfs.upenn.edu)
Date: 05/20/04 

Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 08:59:59 -0400

If you configure Windows 2000 without Active Directory, then you will be in
a workgroup configuration, with local user accounts on each machine.

(A good reference if that's the way you want to go: Configuring Windows 2000
Without Active Directory, by Syngress Media:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1928994547/qid=1085057955/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/104-6789978-5983908?v=glance&s=books&n=507846)

If you require a domain configuration, then you'll need to configure Active
Directory. This applies to both Windows 2000 & Windows Server 2003. 

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Laura E. Hunter - MCSE, MCT, MVP
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"LJMcA" <lmcaulif@scsiweb.com> wrote in message 
news:e7ja2ZmPEHA.3524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> Very small shop (7 workstations) migrating from NT4.0 to Windows 2000.
> Workstations are already running W2K Pro.  We're in process of configuring
> new W2K Server and would like to know if it's possible to setup our domain
> without using Active Directory.
>
> We tackled it a couple of years ago, got in over our heads, backed out and
> stayed with NT4.0.  We really need to upgrade servers but still don't want
> to use AD but do need a domain.  If W2K Server does require AD, then what
> about Win2003 Server?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Larry
>
>

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