Re: Please help refresh my memory on AD DC

Sounds that your problem is solved, great :)

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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.

Jorge Silva
MCSE, MVP Directory Services

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"Joe" <Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9E332231-20B4-43C5-8803-50BEBAA17F17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Jorge!

Thanks for jumping in. No this is a Standard Box not a SBS.
Never saw a DC promo go like this one. That is why I posted and of corse my
short time with using one.

Thanks so much!!
Joe

"Jorge Silva" wrote:

Hi Joe,
Sounds that your new DC is an SBS DC, correct?

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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.

Jorge Silva
MCSE, MVP Directory Services

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"Joe" <Joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0D84A7F8-8760-4CF8-9771-1168396CFBC3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello,
>
> I am currently using a workgroup infrastructure with 9 servers and I am > in
> need of changinf it to a AD DC Domain infrastrucrture. However I am a
> little
> rusty in some areas. I have 4 Server 2003 Enterprise machines and 4 > Server
> 2008 Standard machines. One Linux but that doesn't matter.
>
> 1. When I created the domain I used the same name as the server and > this
> caused the installation wizard to change the NetBIOS name from WEB308 > to
> WEB3080 The Original name for this server was web308.mydomainname.com > and
> when I was asked for the FQDN I entered the same thing. This is what
> prompted
> the NetBIOS change as it told me to avoid conflict with the DC.
> 2. Ok so when I rebooted the server and it rebooted as a DC I could no
> longer access the server by the old administrator password as it was as > so
>
> Administratator
> password1
>
> I now had to change the password but not for WEB308 it now was WEB3080.
> What I am struggling with is there are so many names that I am unsure
> which
> is the DC and which is just the NetBIOS.
>
> I kinda figured that out as I tried to access old shares that still had
> WEB308 as the label . But when prompted I had to use the new WEB3080 > and
> the
> new password for access.
>
> Part two:
>
> Now I have always been confused about what SHOULD you use as a DC FQDN? > I
> looked in the DNS of the DC ans now thefull computer name is
> web308.web308.mdomainname.com
>
> The domain is specified as web308.mydomainname.com. So when joining > the
> other servers and boxes the name that I should enter is this one > correct?
>
>
> Now that the AD DC was created successfully I wanted to test the > "joinng
> ablility"
> with my XP Pro Laptop
>
> I used the network ID method on the myComputer Properties Computer Name
> Tab.
>
> Here is where I get lost.
>
> I joined the domain successfully however I joined the domain using the
> administrator and password of the AD DC Server (which I understand is
> correct
> for the correct rights to add) and it successfully joined but it asked > to
> add
> this user which was me on this XP Pro Laptop. My username and password > for
> this Laptop.
> It failed when I said yes.
>
> I rebooted the XP Laptop and then when I went to join the domain is > paused
> and looked for a list of domain controllers. It found WEB3080. That
> confused
> me as I thought that the DC was now web308.mydomainname.com
>
> However I logged on as the administrator of the domain controller and > that
> was it.
> OK fine.
>
> So the real questions lie in the user part of this. thanks for you
> patience.
>
> When I go to add the other servers what do I add them as? Do I join the
> domain for the other servers with just the administrator of the DC?
>
> Or do I create a user for each server and then log them on?
>
> Thanks very much for this wordy question.
>
> Joseph
>
>


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