I am finally upgrading my WinNT PDC to a Win2000 Domain Controller.
Meanwhile, I have couple of Win2000 Servers on our network and I was hoping
to convert at least one of them to a Win2000 Domain Controller. I will
probably get rid of my current WinNT BDC.

First of all, is converting a Win2000 Member Server to a Win2000 Domain
Controller
possible? If so, what are the steps involved?

Thanks.

"Mickee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iKydnQUuZPwbJsDcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am finally upgrading my WinNT PDC to a Win2000 Domain Controller.
> Meanwhile, I have couple of Win2000 Servers on our network and I was
hoping
> to convert at least one of them to a Win2000 Domain Controller. I will
> probably get rid of my current WinNT BDC.
>
> First of all, is converting a Win2000 Member Server to a Win2000 Domain
> Controller
> possible? If so, what are the steps involved?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

I suggest you do some extensive research, especially Microsoft's web site as
well as the answer to your previous post earlier today which asked the exact
same question.

steve.

"Mickee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:iKydnQUuZPwbJsDcRVn-
(E-Mail Removed):

> I am finally upgrading my WinNT PDC to a Win2000 Domain Controller.
> Meanwhile, I have couple of Win2000 Servers on our network and I was hoping
> to convert at least one of them to a Win2000 Domain Controller. I will
> probably get rid of my current WinNT BDC.
>
> First of all, is converting a Win2000 Member Server to a Win2000 Domain
> Controller
> possible? If so, what are the steps involved?



Yes, it's possible. It's as easy as starting the wizard and reboot. Do make
sure the Member Server does have domain membership (which should since it's a
member server). Do a Google for "dcpromo" for mor information.

-lyj

Mickee wrote:
> I am finally upgrading my WinNT PDC to a Win2000 Domain Controller.
> Meanwhile, I have couple of Win2000 Servers on our network and I was
> hoping to convert at least one of them to a Win2000 Domain
> Controller. I will probably get rid of my current WinNT BDC.
>
> First of all, is converting a Win2000 Member Server to a Win2000
> Domain Controller
> possible? If so, what are the steps involved?
>
> Thanks.


Use DCPromo from the Win2K Resouce Kit.

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