No. You can have win2K member servers in a NT4 domain but no domain controller. There is no such thing as a BDC in a AD. If you want to upgrade your NT4 to AD then start with your PDC.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Wehner, Paul (WEHNERPL) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 2:52 PM > To: ActiveDir (E-mail) > Subject: [ActiveDir] AD BDC NT4 question > > > Hello, > I have a newly configured W2K system as a member server in a > NT4 domain. > I would like to make this server a BDC. I'm using dcpromo to > do it but get an error saying an active directory domain > could not be found. > Is it possible to have a W2K server act as a BDC in a NT4 domain? > If I install AD on the server will if automatically become > the PDC in the NT 4 domain as well as a domain controller in AD? > > thanks for any help, > > Paul Wehner > Systems Engineer/Mail Administrator > University of Cincinnati > 51 Goodman Street > Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 > Phone- (513) 556-9839 > Fax- (513) 556-2042 > > > 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/
