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additional PDC
Posted by JAY on March 2nd, 2004


we had a PDC in Window Server 4.0 Sp4, and want to add
additional PDC in Server 2003, i try to follow those step,
can not pass step 5. do not take my "administrator" name,

1.To create an additional domain controller
Click Start, click Run, and then type dcpromo /adv to open
the Active Directory Installation Wizard with the option
to create an additional domain controller from restored
backup files.

2. On the Operating System Compatibility page, read the
information and then click Next.
If this is the first time you have installed Active
Directory on a server running Windows Server 2003, click
Compatibility Help for more information.

3.On the Domain Controller Type page, click Additional
domain controller for an existing domain, and then click
Next.
4.On the Copying Domain Information page, do one of the
following:
Click Over the network, and then click Next.
Click From these restored backup files, and type the
location of the restored backup files, or click Browse to
locate the restored files, and then click Next.

5 On the Network Credentials page, type the user name,
password, and user domain of the user account you want to
use for this operation, and then click Next.
The user account must be a member of the Domain Admins
group for the target domain.


error said" An Active Directory Domain controller for the
domanin GLPH could not be contacted" ensure that the DNS
Domain Name is typed Correctly.

what cause this problem?





Posted by Danny Sanders on March 2nd, 2004


A Win 2k3 server can only be a PDC emulator (by upgrading the existing PDC)
or a member server on a NT 4.0 domain (by not running dcpromo).

The Win 2k3 server is looking for the FIRST AD DC. Since you don't have an
AD DC your install fails.

You must upgrade the existing NT PDC to Win 2k3 BEFORE adding a second Win
2k3 server.

hth
DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

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