Redmond Magazine

Migrating Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Domains

Figure 3. After successful installation of the DNS Server is confirmed, choose Promote this server to a domain controller. Step 3: Promote the Windows Server 2012 R2 Server to a DC On the initial page ...
Ars Technica

Adding a Windows 2003 DC to a Windows 2000 Domain?

I want to add a new 2003 domain controller to a 2000 domain and then eventually make that one the primary DC, and take out the old primary one. 1. Run ADPREP /FORESTPREP on a domain controller in your ...
Ars Technica

Adding RDS roles to my Domain Controller fails. says server must be joined to domain

So doing a P2V into Hyper-V of the existing system, and spinning up a new RDSH would be the preferred setup. Hacking up the security model on the domain controller to pull it off is digging yourself a ...
TechRepublic

Password replication for read-only domain controllers in Windows Server 2008

Password replication for read-only domain controllers in Windows Server 2008 Your email has been sent The read-only domain controller is easy to set up, but you need to perform a few more steps to ...
TechRepublic

You shouldn’t change domain controller network settings, but here’s how to do it if you must

You shouldn’t change domain controller network settings, but here’s how to do it if you must Your email has been sent Active Directory domain controllers (DCs) are probably the most change-averse ...