If you don't want to deal with the 2k - 2k3 upgrade bit, you might consider running a VM on one of the 2k3 servers with 2k as the guest OS. Make that into a DC and you have a local 2K dc. I wouldn't run it long term necessarily, but it might buy you time until you're ready to upgrade.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=64DB845D-F7A3-4 209-8ED2-E261A117FC6B&displaylang=en ********************** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Antonio Aranda > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Can a 2003 server be a domain controller > in a 2000 domain? > > > > I have a 2000 domain with a mix of 2000 and 2003 member > machines. There is > an offsite where all the member machines are 2003. And I > wanted to setup an > alternative Domain controller at this site with what is > already there. I am > in the process of planning and testing the upgrade to a 2003 > domain but > until then I need a domain controller at this site. So would > 2003 domain > controller work in a 2000 domain at least temporary? > > Antonio > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
