Re: W2K server roles

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Hello Tester,

No you can't, because W2000 does not support the PDC/BDC in NT4. W2000 uses Active directory with FSMO roles. By the way, i suggest to upgrade to W2003 not W2000, the support is more or less over.
If you will upgrade the domain start here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/default.mspx

Best regards

Myweb
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Hi there,
Can I set up an W2K server as PDC or BDC on an NT4 domain network?
I am thinking into moving out of NT4 server machines.
Thanks a lot,
Calin


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