Re: Windows 2003 DCPROMO Problem

From: Nejmos Saqeb (research_at_pk.netsolir.com)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 01:04:38 +0500

no man, i just want to migrate my win2000 AD to win2003 AD. Kindly tell me
the exact steps for it.

thanks
Nejmos Saqeb

"Mark Renoden [MSFT]" <markreno@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:#EEG8XMXEHA.2852@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi Nejmos
>
> What's the history with this 2003 server? Is it new to the domain? Has
any
> other computer (or Windows installation) used this computer name in the
> past?
>
> Suggestion would be to move the 2003 server to a workgroup, delete the
> computer account from the domain, allow for replication of this deletion
to
> all DC's and then try a DCPromo again.
>
> Kind regards
> --
> Mark Renoden [MSFT]
> Windows Platform Support Team
> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com
>
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> "Nejmos Saqeb" <research@pk.netsolir.com> wrote in message
> news:eceBTGGXEHA.2972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I've a Windows 2000 Forest, I ran Adprep /forestprep which ended
> > successfully, then I ran Adprep /domainprep which too ended
successfully.
> > Afterwards, I used "dcpromo" on the Windows server 2003 STD which
yielded
> > the following after some operations:-
> >
> > The Active Directory Installation Wizard was unable to convert the
> > computer
> > account RSWG$ to a domain controller account.
> >
> > "Access is denied."
> >
> > However, the Administrator is a member of :
> >
> > 1. Administrators
> > 2. Domain Admins
> > 3. Domain Controllers
> > 4. Domain Users
> > 5. Enterprise Admins
> > 6. Group Policy Creator Owners
> > 7. Replicator
> > 8. Schema Admins
> > 9. Server Operators
> >
> > What could be the mistake I am doing? Kindly help.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Nejmos Saqeb
> >
> >
> >
>
>