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Upgrade NT4 BDC to WIN2K Server

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by ped 2 views

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My primary Server (PDC) is an NT4 Server. i have a BDC at another office that i want to replace with a WIN2K Server (NO active directory!)but i need it (New WIN2K Server) to vailidate my users and run scrips that my old BDC did.

Right now i havethe old BDC and the new WIN2K Server on the networkat the remote office. I only use the NT4 BDC for validating and scripts.

i need to remove the BDC from my network and only use the WIN2K for validating and scripts.

thanks
peter

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by cg it

Take the W2K Server and make it the PDC mixed mode and demote the NT to a BDC. That way, migrating the entire network to W2K server or .Net servers [with Active Directory] is much simpler and with less headaches in the long run.

by ped

maybe i'm saying something wrong.

i need to replace my NT4 BDC with a W2k Server to act as a BDC (i.e. validate uses log-in and run log-on srcipts).

by wburrows

Windows 2000 DC's have no concept of PDC or BDC, they are all peers. To have a Windows 2000 DC requires Active Directory. While I hesitate to say you can never achieve this goal because most things can be solved if you throw enough time/money at it, it is unlikely that you will get Windows 2000 to do what you need.

by timwalsh

Peter, it's not going to work the way you want for the following reasons:
1. There is no PDC/BDC relationship with Win2K. All Win2k Domain Domain Controllers (DCs) are essentially co-equals
2. Active Directory (AD) is REQUIRED to turn a Win2K server into a DC.
3. The ONLY way to validate domain users is through an NT4 PDC/BDC or a Win2K DC.
3. Win2K DCs CANNOT exist in an NT4 domain.

Therefore your only choices are:
1. Have your remote clients authenticate do your PDC (there will probably be time issues).
2. Keep a BDC at the remote office.
3. Migrate your entire domain to Win2K and AD (starting with your PDC - a must).

Hope this helps.

by greybeard770

We are all a little confused here. Why do you want to use Win2000 if you don't want to use Active Directory? If you want nothing to do with AD then install another NT server. If a Win2000 server is a domain controller (not PDC/BDC), you are usingActive Directory. Leave Win2000 servers out of it until you are ready to migrate. You could even use Win2000 servers as long as you don't make them domain controllers.

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