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> | From: "Danny Sanders" <DSanders[ at ]NOSPAMciber.com>
> | References: <C88CABEE-8927-43CA-92B5-259EFCFFF490[ at ]microsoft.com>
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> | Subject: Re: SBS 4.0 to Win2003r2
> | Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 13:05:50 -0600
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> | I thought I could build a BDC with plain NT4
> | > server in a SBS 4.0 domain and then promote it to a PDC and shut down
> the
> | > old
> | > SBS 4.0 box. Is that wrong?
> |
> |
> | I have not worked with SBS. It has limitations that the "regular" server
> | does not have. Without SBS in the mix your plan will work. Not sure SBS
> will
> | allow another server other than the SBS server to be the PDC.
> |
> | If this is a problem you might be able to take the NT 4.0 BDC off the
> | network, then promote to PDC.
> |
> | hth
> | DDS
> |
> | "John N" <JohnN[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:FD99C663-03B5-4F8D-9D45-24841494AA6B[ at ]microsoft.com...
> | > Forget the trust for a minute, I thought I could build a BDC with plain
> | > NT4
> | > server in a SBS 4.0 domain and then promote it to a PDC and shut down
> the
> | > old
> | > SBS 4.0 box. Is that wrong?
> | > --
> | > JLN
> | >
> | >
> | > "Danny Sanders" wrote:
> | >
> | >> >Can I build an NT4 BDC on that domain and use that to establish
> | >> > a trust?
> | >>
> | >> No.
> | >>
> | >> >Even better, can I upgrade in place the BDC to Win2003r2?
> | >>
> | >> The PDC is the only DC on the NT 4.0 domain that holds a writeable
> copy
> | >> of
> | >> the SAM. In order to upgrade that NT 4.0 domain to Win 2k3 you must
> carry
> | >> that SAM into the Win 2k3 domain by upgrading the PDC. Upgrading *any*
> | >> *other* server will create a new SAM. To your domain clients new SAM =
> | >> new
> | >> domain.
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> hth
> | >> DDS
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> "John N" <JohnN[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | >> news:C88CABEE-8927-43CA-92B5-259EFCFFF490[ at ]microsoft.com...
> | >> >I need to migrate users from SBS 4.0 to Win2003r2. Cannot establish a
> | >> >trust
> | >> > to use ADMT. Can I build an NT4 BDC on that domain and use that to
> | >> > establish
> | >> > a trust? Even better, can I upgrade in place the BDC to Win2003r2?
> | >> >
> | >> > Thanks
> | >> > --
> | >> > JLN
> | >>
> | >>
> | >>
> |
> |
> |
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