2000 Server and Domain Controller

[soklear]

Hi. I have a slight issue and need some help (or pointed in the right direction).

I have two locations (with two different network #'s) and will have an NT server (acting as the PDC) at a local location and a 2000 server at a remote location....

How do I utilize the 2000 server to 'act' as the 'backup domain controller (sorry for the NT 4.0 reference)' for the local domain so that I can authenticate users at the remote location?

ANY help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Bob

 

[mlichstein]

You can't. A 2000/2003 server cannot be a domain controller in an NT domain. It can only be a domain controller in an active directory domain, which would mean first upgrading your NT PDC to 2000/2003.

 

[aftertaf]

an NT server can be a BDC in a 2000 domain.. it'll just think its in an NT domain.

mister lichstein is spot on about this, you'll have to do some server swapping here...

if you can, go for 2 x 2000 servers... you could do an inplace updrage if the hardware of the NT4 can handle it...

Aftertaf

getting quite good at sorting out Windows problems...
An expert when it comes to crashing Linux distributions (mdk, debian - nothing withstands me)