Running TS on a Domain Controller is generally not a good idea, mainly down to security issues and possible performance degradation. It will run but I would not consider it myself, i.e. some app's need to run with elevated privileges and I wouldn't want this on a DC. I'm sure someone else will jump in here and give some more defined reasoning.
I'd always advise having at least 2 DC's. It just saves a lot of hassle and gives you some peace-of-mind when in a system failure scenario, i.e. You lose your single DC, all your users come in and can't login or access any resources - you have to rebuild your DC, get AD back up and working, while users are screaming at you... Get at least 2 DC's. You can make other servers DC's If you are running tight, I.e. SQL, Exchange, file/print, etc. Of course your hand may be twisted on all of the above if you only have 10 users or so. BR Rob -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer Fountain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 July 2004 10:58 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Domain Controller Question Gotta strange question for you. Powers to be asked if I would install a "backup" domain controller on a local terminal server and if I would have a problem with it. They do not see an issue with it. So, basically users would log into a terminal server that is a DC. Can you share your opinion? Also, they also said that we can you have a domain controller sit there doing nothing just waiting for the "primary" controller to fail (not in a cluster configuration)? Does anyone know anything about this configuration? Can you share? Thanks in advance! Kind Regards, Jennifer Fountain R&B Inc 3400 E Walnut Street Colmar, PA 18915 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/ This e-mail and the information it contains are confidential and may be privileged. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. Unless you are the intended recipient, you should not copy this e-mail for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person. The MCPS-PRS Alliance is not responsible for the completeness or accuracy of this communication as it has been transmitted over a public network. Whilst the MCPS-PRS Alliance monitors all communications for potential viruses, we accept no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by this e-mail and the information it contains. It is the recipient's responsibility to scan this e-mail and any attachments for viruses. Any e-mails sent to and from the MCPS-PRS Alliance servers may be monitored for quality control and other purposes. The MCPS-PRS Alliance Limited is a limited company registered in England under company number 03444246 whose registered office is at c/o 29-33 Berners Street, London, W1T 3AB. 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/
