RE: [ActiveDir] First AD Domain?

[Roger Seielstad]

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Actually, a better strategy to use for M/A/D activities (merger/acquisition/divestiture) activities is to use domain name(s) which are completely removed from the company's name.

 

One of my two unofficial titles while we were part of a larger company was "Iron Chef - Migration". I'm none too happy to never do another M/A/D activity in my career...

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Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis Inc.

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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 1:54 PM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] First AD Domain?

I think both should be considered together. Example.net will be at the top (empty forest root) and ad.example.net will be the production child domain where you have all the user accounts and resources. Makes it easier when it comes time for aquisition/merger/spin-off/political and diplomatic empire building, IMO.

 

As for one being "better" than the other, it's a matter of taste.

 

HTH

 

 

Sincerely,

Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE MCSA MCP+I
www.akomolafe.com
www.iyaburo.com
Do you now realize that Today is the Tomorrow you were worried about Yesterday?  -anon

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Cary, Mark
Sent: Tue 7/8/2003 8:28 AM
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Subject: [ActiveDir] First AD Domain?

I am wondering if there is a preferred location for the first (AKA root)
domain in a AD forest given these parameters.

Company name is example and they have a Internet presence at example.com.
They have registered example.net for there AD DNS structure.  example.net
will never be resolvable in the public namespace. 

Is there any reason why one of these options is better than the other?
1) example.net
2) ad.example.net


Thanks,


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