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Estiablishing Trusts

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by computer geek

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I have two domains within a tree. Both are Windows 2003 Servers running in Mixed Mode. I can validate the trust on one side, but on the other domain when I attempt to validate the trust I get the message: "Windows cannot find a domain controll for XXXXX.com domain. Verify that a DC is available and try again."
The domain is there, and both can ping each other by IP as well as DNS. Suggestions?

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by bfilmfan

You mean that both domains are within the same Active Directory forest?

Domains have automatic trusts within the same AD forest. There would be no need to establish a trust. See http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/activedirectory/glossary.asp#t for more details...

Are these domains in 2 different forests?

If you cannot locate a DC in a discontinguous DNS namespaced forest, you are having some kind of DNS issue or your Domain Naming Master is malfunctioning.

by computer geek

They are in the same forest, it is a tree root trust. Yes, the trust should be there automatically. However, I went to validate the trust to make sure everything was properly estiablished, and I get the above message when attempting to validate.

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