Windows Server 2003 schema modification on W2K DC

[james]

How do i change my existing Windows 2000 DC schema to
support Windows 2003? I do not want to demote my Windows
2000 as of yet. We are putting up Windows 2003 to see it's
features/capabilities.

Thanks.
James

 

[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

You have to extend Windows 2000 AD schema. There are two steps involved in
this process.
Locate your schema master DC (netdom query fsmo) and run adprep /foresprep
(from your Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM \i386 folder). This will extend your
forest schema for Windows 2003. MS advises to dissconnect schema master from
the network and connect it to the private network for this operation (in
case that something goes wrong). Next reconnect schema master to the
production network and run adprep /domain prep in each domain, that you want
to use Windows Server 2003 DC.
Please read
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...2003/proddocs/deployguide/dssbf_upwn_zfid.asp
and
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...cs/deployguide/dssbf_upwn_npum.asp?frame=true
for more info.

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Regards

Matjaz Ladava, MCSE (NT4 & 2000), MVP
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http://ladava.com