Re: W2K Server and NT4 Domain

From: Jimmy Andersson [MVP] (jimmy_noSpam__at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/20/04


Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:02:28 +0200

Well, you can have the W2K server as a member server in a NT4 domain. What I
would do in your case is this:
1. Make the W2K server a member of the NT4 domain.
2. Upgrade your current NT4 PDC to W2K.
3. Promote your W2K member server to a DC.

Regards,
/Jimmy

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Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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"pc" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1a4b01c426ec$bd2eba30$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> It is not possible to join servers running W2kSer and NT4
> under the same domain. What you could do is to create two
> separate domains and to join them together applying trust
> relations optios instead.
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >i have a LAN set up using an NT4 Domain as the PDC. I now
> have another machine with W2K server on and what im trying
> to do is: Join the W2K machine to the NT domain then make
> the W2K machine the PDC.
> >
> >Is this possible and how do i go about it??
> >
> >Any ideas pls.
> >.
> >


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