Re: using DFS between 2003 SBS R2 and 2003 standard issue

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snailsnail wrote:
hi Kj,
Yes the servers have been built up yet. So how can I solve the
authentication problem? I really need this two domains work well with
each other before next Tuesday. Help!!!!

Well Freeoz, what you are trying to do and what you have to work with really
want to be in a single domain / single AD forest. If you want these products
to work "well" together, you really need to either A) Get all three servers
into a single domain. B) Change the products of your choosing to something
that does DFS replication in an "Inter-Forest" environment.

"A)" seems like the logical answer, but the devil is in the details. When a
server is promoted to a domain controller you have only two basic choices.
Create a new domain (and/or tree/forest), or become an additional DC in an
existing domain. Once created, the domain is fixed in relation to the
forest, meaning you can't move the domain up or down the hierarchy.
(Currently there is no "prune and graft" capability for DCs). There is also
no "Interforest merge" ability (currently). What you have is two separate
domains, two separate forests. To get to a one forest/one domain you need to
either A) Discard one domain/forest entirely and recreating new objects
(users, computers, domain controllers, etc) in the remaining domain/forest,
or B) Migrate the objects from one domain/forest into the target
domain/forest. SBS hampers the object migration methods with the same "no
external trusts" constraint as is restricting your existing DFS issue, but
it can and has been done. It is a boat load of work and you'll learn a lot.
So *you* really need to assess the business environment, suitability of the
existing products, and the long term biz objectives - then think about
which solution path (or something completely different) best matches the
business needs.

You may try setting the username and passwords in both domains to be exactly
the same. I'm rather skeptical that this will either work at all or be a
satisfactory long term solution.



"kj [SBS MVP]" wrote:

Jim Behning SBS MVP wrote:
I certainly did. Well if you were picking nits you could but then
you have to seize the fsmo roles. Never mind, I goofed.

I just didn't want the OP to think his already built SBS server
could move (or join) to an already existing domain without being
installed anew.


On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:54:24 -0700, "kj [SBS MVP]"
<KevinJ.SBS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Jim Behning SBS MVP wrote:
Yes you can join the server to the domain.


I think you skimmed over Freeoz's post too quickly Jim. <g>

2.can I join the sbs 2003 r2 to the windows 2003 domain?


I use ViceVersa by http://www.tgrmn.com/ DFS treated me badly last
year.

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:48:29 -0700, snailsnail
<free0z2007@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

the questions now are:
1. I did find anybody here metion the user and pass like my
situation. Is there any easy way to make it work well?
2.can I join the sbs 2003 r2 to the windows 2003 domain?
3.Do I need to use adprep /forestprep?

Thanks
!
Freeoz


"snailsnail" wrote:

I found every time when I login the SBS, the link will become
offline. However, when I type in \\server1.domain1.local\ in th
mirosoft Explore and file in the user name and password, this
ok. the DFS link automatically be online.
But I tried add net use \\\erver1.domain1.local /user:username
in startup.bat, It doesn't work.
Is there any command same as the action of typing in
\\server1.domain1.local\ in th mirosoft Explore?

"snailsnail" wrote:

Thanks,
I temporary solve this by type \\server1.domain1.local\ in th
mirosoft Explore address. Anyone can tell me how to solve this
permanaly. By add a net use ... command in the startup.bat
file? --
Freeoz


"Cris Hanna [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

If you search this group you'll see this was answered recently
You'd have to install a win2k3 R2 in the SBS Branch Office for
the DFS "snailsnail" <free0z2007@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
news:71699C49-34B4-45EB-A64E-017C16CB1391@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
BTW:Because I couldn't add trust relationship between
Server1 and Server3. So I add a dns record in the hosts
files under the windows\system32\ drivers\etc\ of both
server1 and server3, So they can access to each other in
Explore. and the error message is
..."\\server1.domain01.local\test" ... not
..."\\server1.domainname .local\test" ... Thanks Freeoz


"snailsnail" wrote:

> Hi experts,
> one of my clients want to use DFS to synchronize doc
between remote branch > and main office.
> The main office has two 2003 standard DC with sp1
servers(server1,server2 > in domain01.local). Server1 and
server2 can use DFS without any problem. > however, The
remote branch uses SBS R2 with SP2 (server3 in
domain02.local) > and connect with server1 well > The
problem is when I setup DFS new link using stand alone
option. It > prompts --- following error occurred while
contacting > "\\server1.domainname.local\test". Do you want
to add it anyway? Logon > failure: user name or bad
password." > > So how can I solve this password and
username problem. Is this caused by > SBS can't make trust
relationship with other domains? >

--
/kj

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/kj


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