Re: ADPrep question

The rule is...

To run adprep /forestprep, you must be a member of the Enterprise Admins
group and the Schema Admins group in Active Directory, or you must have been
delegated the appropriate authority.

To run adprep /domainprep, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group
or the Enterprise Admins group in Active Directory, or you must have been
delegated the appropriate authority.

Also, refer to the below link:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555040

"Idris" wrote:

Hi,

I followed the guide so far.

Now i get an error and it wont run the rool saying need to be a member of
schema or enterprise or domain admins. I am the domain admin for that
domain?


"Keshav" <Keshav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, it should be fine.

The link which I have given in the previous reply has the steps for
upgrading to/introducing Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers.

"Idris" wrote:

Hi,

Yes the forest already holds domains with Windows 2003 in.

I'll run adprep on the domain on the 2000 domain (and on the
infrastructure
holding role one inparticular) and then this will allow me to promote a
2003
DC to this domain.

I'm promoting a Win 2003 box to be an extra DC for a domain that is 2000
so
not upgrading any as such. I will eventually demote then in a week or so
though leaving the 2000 only box.

Hopefully i can just run adprep then promote the DC without worrying
about
anything on that link?

Thanks.




"Keshav" <Keshav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Do all the domains belong to the same forest?

If yes, then the forest is already prepared to hold Windows Server 2003
domain controllers (because you mentioned you have Windows Server 2003
domains already). Now you have to run adprep /domainprep on the
infrastructure master domain controller of the domain in which you
gonna
introduce/promote Windows Server 2003 Domain Controllers.

Please refer to the below URL for more details on upgrading Windows
2000
domain controllers to Windows Server 2003 domain controllers:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/325379





"Idris" wrote:

Hi,

I want to install and promote a new 2003 DC in a domain. It currently
has
2
Win 2000 DCs in it.
Trying to promote it says run adprep.


Am i right in saying i don't need to run forest prep? We already have
another domain (well 2 more) that are all Win2003.

Do i just need to run adprep on my main DC in the 2000 domain - the
one
that
holds infrastructure role.
How long to wait before promoting the new one as well? And when can i
make
it a GC also?

Thanks









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