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What do you mean W2K stand-a-lone server? What kind of server? PDC? Web? Exchange? ISA? SQL? If the W2K server will be a domain controller [???] it's gotta run in Mixed mode.

The server will be used as just a file server. It will not be a PDC or BDC.
The error is; "the trust relationship cannot be established between......"

Depending on your current setup, likely you will have to setup the Win2K in mixed mode if you choose AD at all. During setup of Active Directory (AD), it will ask you what environment you choose. Native or Mixed. Once you go native, you can't go back. If you have to stay in mixed mode, the NT boxes will handle all security control for itselves and any other non-native computers within the AD environment. It will lso setup the global catalog server, whichi contains all the security and rights permissions. It's simmular to the SAM's found locally on each machine.

AD functionality centers around Multiple and/or Single Master Operations allowing for replication of security and resources information which is the strengths of the AD schema. There are five main masters: Schema Master; Domain Naming Master; RID Master; Primary Domain Controller Emulator; Infrastructure Operations Master.

Installing Active Directory on the standalone in a mixed environment by default becomes the Emulator. It also becomes the other masters by default except for the Primary Naming Master if a PDC already exists. Only native computers can a master.

The above answer was a very well done presentation. However, the explanation of your error message is really much more simple.

Trusts are setup to link 2 separate domains. Since your W2K server is not in a domain nor is it a domain controller, notrust can be established.

Simple solution is to join the W2K server to the NT domain.

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