Go to the start button, click on programs, click on the administrative tools, and look to see if you have any tools about active directory, like active directory sites and services. If you do then it is a DC if not it is a member server.
That would work unless someone installed Admin pak on a member server or a W2K Pro, which then gives you all those tools.
a better way would be go into My Network Places or Niegborhood then go to the machine in question then view the properties which it will tell you something like this
Type: Windows 2000 Primary which is a DC
or
Type Windows 2000 Server which is member server
or you could open, Active Directory Users and Computers MMC then open the Domain then open the folder called Domain Controlers to view all DC in that Domain.
The admin pack should never be installed on a non domain controller according to Microsoft. Have you ever sucessfully installed the tools on a non domain controller and had them work? It could be very usefull if it were possible.
Before someones points it out the only settings that can not be edit Remotely by just adding the Admin pack is Domain Security Policy or Domain Controler Security Policy
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