Re: Setup will not continue - won't write to Active directory

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Did you open up the firewall on the new server and ensured the global catalog and all stuff moved.. I mean really made sure?

Jim Francis wrote:
Anyone seen an error where the 'continue setup' (after initial server install reboot) fails? The Server configuration component fails with an error message that it can't write to AD. This has been added to a server 2000 domain, all FSMO roles transferred, global catalog transferred, Netdiag and DCdiag show no errors.
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