Simple answer: no You can't take an existing tree and simply move it to a different forest with the native tools. There are several third party tools that could help simplify the process.
-----Original Message----- From: Rocky Habeeb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 7:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Question on collapsing Forests Dear List Members, First let me preface my remarks by telling you that I appreciate your diligence to monitor this list and your quick contributions to various problems. The information is invaluable at times as it comes from the real world. I have to collapse 5 Forests, each with a single domain, into one new empty root that will end up with five child domains. The mountain of literature I need to read is overwhelming. However, I have a simple question as I begin to scheme out my step-by-step plan. I believe the answer to this is "No, it's just too simple.", however, I ask it anyway. If one of my domains (a Forest root domain) is Windows 2000, and my new pristine empty root Windows 2003 native mode Forest is in place, can I simply upgrade the Windows 2000 Forest to Windows 2003 and >at the same time< tell it, "Hey, you're now a Child Domain in this DNS namespace in this new empty Forest root? I'd appreciate your comments. Thanks. RH ------------------------------------------------- Rocky Habeeb Microsoft Systems Administrator ------------------------------------------------- James W. Sewall Company Old Town, Maine ------------------------------------------------- 207.827.4456 habr @ jws.com www.jws.com ------------------------------------------------- List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
