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DCPROMO error

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Cronkite

Technical User
Dec 6, 2002
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US
The operation failed because: Failed to modify the necessary properties for the machine account ServerName$
"Access is denied. "


I run the dcpromo on an extra server on the network and recieve this error message. Any solutions??

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." Albert Einstein
 
Did you check its DNS Configuration?
Did you supply a Domain Admin password\User?

Oded Shafran,
Network Administrator
 
How do you check the dns configuration? I used the domain Admin username/password

C

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