windows 2003 child domain

[klync]

Hi guys,

I need some help here. We currently have 3 win2k child domain and one
main DC, its also a win2k too. So yesterday, I installed spanking new
win2k3. Im trying install this server as a child domain and guess what? it
wont let me. It saying I need to do a "Adprep /blahblah". Its win2k3 AD is
different from Win2k?

 

[Herb Martin]

You must ADprep /Forestprep the existing forest (once)
You must AdPrep /domainprep EACH existing domain (once)
before you can add Win2003 DCs to that existing domain.

You must run ADPrep /forestprep against the Schema master.

It's on the Win2003 server CD.

 

[Roberto Carraro]

Il Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:41:10 -0500, "klync"

Hi guys,

I need some help here. We currently have 3 win2k child domain and one
main DC, its also a win2k too. So yesterday, I installed spanking new
win2k3. Im trying install this server as a child domain and guess what? it
wont let me. It saying I need to do a "Adprep /blahblah". Its win2k3 AD is
different from Win2k?

Yes, you have to upgrade the AD schema of the forest on the DC which
owns the Schema Master role (your main DC) and the schema of the
domain on all the 3 win2k child domain DC's (Infrastructure Master
role, I think...).
Simply:
on the main DC open a command prompt and type 'adprep /forestprep',
then if it's successful, 'adprep /domainprep'.
On all the 3 child domain DC's type 'adprep /domainprep'.

bye
Roberto

 

[klync]

Il Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:41:10 -0500, "klync"


Yes, you have to upgrade the AD schema of the forest on the DC which
owns the Schema Master role (your main DC) and the schema of the
domain on all the 3 win2k child domain DC's (Infrastructure Master
role, I think...).
Simply:
on the main DC open a command prompt and type 'adprep /forestprep',

Dont you mean in my Windows 2003 server??
And I believe I needed go into the i368/support/folder?

 

[klync]

HM,

So I would need go into all my 3 child domain and run "ADprep /Frostprep"
And then go into my main DC and enter "Adprep /domainprep"?

 

[Roberto Carraro]

Dont you mean in my Windows 2003 server??
And I believe I needed go into the i368/support/folder?

No... hey it was you the one who said you got a Win2k server root
domain 'MAIN DC'!

So when I wrote that you have to do adprep /forestprep on the MAIN DC,
I was referring to THAT DC, which I presume is the 1st DC you had
installed, which holds the Schema Master FSMO role.

Roberto

 

[klync]

oops, ok, I got what you saying.. Sorry with confusion.

 

[Jordan]

325379 How to Upgrade Windows 2000 Domain Controllers to Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325379

 

[Herb Martin]

HM,

So I would need go into all my 3 child domain and run "ADprep /Frostprep"
And then go into my main DC and enter "Adprep /domainprep"?

No. You would need to run Forestprep ONCE against the Schema
master (the whole forest shares the schema.)

THEN you would need to run domainprep ONCE for each domain
before adding 2003 DCs to THAT domain (you could run it on all
of them right away but that isn't required.)