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The
bit that threw me is that my DCPromo process ignored the section
[NetOptionalComponents] DNS = 1 Hence
first invoking.
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SYSOCMGR
/I:C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SYSOC.INF
/u:C:\my_answer_file.txt
Also FYI - This is not the first DC on the
network, and is not the first AD based DNS server either (obviously).
This is being run after the machine has been sitting on the network, in the
domain as a member server for a couple of days (to allow for patching and
prove the h/w isn't immediately faulty). This is all
W2K3.
Should DCPromo be actioning the [NetOptionalComponents] section
?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Holme Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] DCPromo Answer file....no DNS. To clarify what Brian
meant, you run dcpromo
/answer:answer_file and it will use those
[DCPromo] settings. It does NOT run “automatically” as part of setup,
unless you ALSO put that command in your GUIRunOnce section,
i.e. [GUIRunOnce] dcpromo
/answer:answer_file and set up Auto Logon,
perhaps… BUT!!!! In [DCPromo] there is
the DNSOnNetwork =
No Setting, which installs
DNS on the server. That only works for the FIRST dc in the
forest. After that, you need to
use other means to get DNS on the server. Off the top of my head, that
would be [NetOptionalComponents] DNS =
1 You would need to point
the second DC to the FIRST DC as its DNS server, until the second DC has been
DCPromo’d HTH Dan From:
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On Behalf Of Brian
Desmond What
do you mean? That’s exactly what the thing does … Just call dcpromo and point it
to the file. From:
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On Behalf Of Smith,
Brad Cheers, that has worked
nicely. I was a bit surprised still that you can't drive the DCPromo
wizard by using settings in the [DCPromo] section of the answer
file..... From:
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On Behalf Of Brian
Desmond You
have DNS installed? You need to use the sysoc stuff (look it up in the ref.chm
in deploy.cab) to install DNS first… <hr size=2
width="100%" align=center tabIndex=-1> From:
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On Behalf Of Smith,
Brad Hii
All, I
have set up a Win2K domain (single DC, SP3) and have joined a Win2K3 member
server. I have promoted the W2K3 Member server using a dcpromo answer
file, but cannot seem to force it to install DNS. Any
ideas ?? Brad PS:
Answer file below. ;This file is an answer file for the
DCPromo process. The answers held within this file will automatically be
applied to ;all DC's that are created with the
DCPromo /answer:<filename> where this file is used.
;More information about these and
additional settings are available at the link below, or in the Deployment
assistence ;guide that stored in the <windows server 2003 install
source>\SUPPORT\TOOLS\DELPOY.CAB\REF.CHM [DCInstall] ;Specifies whether any pre-Windows
2000 server authenticates users from this domain or any trusted
domain. ;Specifies whether the DCPROMO
wizard configures DNS for the new domain if it detects that the DNS dynamic
update protocol is not available. AutoConfigDNS = Yes
;Specifies whether the replica is
also a global catalog. ;Specifies whether the promotion
operation performs only critical replication and then continues, skipping the
noncritical (and potentially lengthy) portion of
replication. CriticalReplicationOnly =
No
;Specifies the fully qualified,
non-UNC path to a directory on a fixed disk of the local computer that contains
the domain database. DatabasePath =
%SYSTEMROOT%\Data ;Specifies whether to disable the
Cancel button during a DNS installation. ;Specifies the fully qualified,
non-UNC path to a directory on a fixed disk of the local computer that contains
the domain log files. LogPath =
$SYSTEMROOT%\Logs ;Specifies whether to restart the
computer upon successful completion. ;Specifies the DNS domain name of
the domain to replicate. ;Specifies whether to install a new
domain controller as the first domain controller in a new directory service
domain or to install it as a replica directory service domain
controller. ReplicaOrNewDomain =
Replica ;Specifies the fully qualified,
non-UNC path to a directory on a fixed disk of the local computer.
;Specifies the domain name for the
user name (account credentials) used for promoting the member server to a domain
controller. UserDomain =
1234testdomain.com ;Specifies the user name (account
credentials) used for promoting the member server to a domain
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