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W2K bdc

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by brienphillips

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BDC and PDC are both NT4 but BDC is no good so
Can a NT4 PDC now have a new bdc that is w2k?

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by saihib

Win 2K can only be a Domain Controller (there is no BDC or PDC in Win 2K) or a Member Server.

by timwalsh

To turn a Win2K server into a Domain Controller, you must install Active Directory.

A Win2K Domain Controller CANNOT exist in an NT4 domain.

by shmaltz

Besides answer one which is unclear, all answers on this are wrong.
A Windows 2000 Server cannot act as a BDC for a WINNT Domain.
When you want a Win2K server to act as a DC in an NT domain, you first have to upgrade the PDC to Windows 2000 and then you have to upgrade to Active Directory (on the PDC) using dcpromo.
A Win2K server can act as a Member Server and as a Domain Controller (DC). Although the terms PDC and BDC are gone in Active Directory, there is still however a difference between the primery DC and the regular DC, it's called FSMO roles.

by shdhsn

Answer no. 4 is correct. Just in case you are wondering what are the FSMO roles.
FSMO roles: Schema Master, Domain Naming Master, PDC Emulator, RID Master, and Infrastructure Master.

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