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Can W2K Svr join NT4 as a controller?

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by szeshiong

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Hiya, sort of a newb question.. but I'm a newb.

Just need to know from all the experts out there whether a Windows 2K server can be configured to join a NT4 domain as a domain controller.

If the answer is yes, what shld I do to get it?

Appreciate any help I can get :) Thanks

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by rkelly

The only way to add Windows 2000 to your domain as a domain controller, is to upgrade your PDC! You do this by installing NT 4 on your new machine, configuring it as the PDC in your domain then finally upgrading it. Obviously this moves all your PDCfunctions to the Windows 2000 machine, AND your Windows 2000 machine will actually be running Active Directory.

You cannot just add Windows 2000 as a BDC to your machine, as it does not support an NT 4 style SAM Database.

Hope this helps

by timwalsh

1. A Win2K domain controller (DC) CANNOT exist in an NT4 domain.
2. A Win2K Server can exist in an NT4 domain as a member or stand-alone server.
3. NT4 BDCs can exist in a Win2K Active Directory domain.

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