Not possible. W2k cannot be a BDC can only be a DC in an AD forest. Secondly it will not become the PDC of the NT4 domain unless you upgrade the NT 4 PDC.
Upgrade the PDC first and then you can use W2k DCs as well as NT 4 BDCs. Your domain will be in 'Mixed Mode' in order to support this configuration. GL -----Original Message----- From: Wehner, Paul (WEHNERPL) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 3:52 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/
