Look into the option of demoting the 2003, making the 2008 the primary with the same domain parameters then having the 2003 join the 2008.
On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Kiggundu Mukasa <[email protected]> wrote: > > Has anyone ever come across this > I am trying to make a 2008 Server a DC in an Existing 2003 Domain > > > When I run dcpromo it goes well until the last step then I get the error > > The Operation Failed Because: > > A domain controller could not be contacted for the domain <DOMAIN NAME> > that contained an account name for this computer. Make the computer a member > of a workgroup then rejpin the domain before retrying the promotion. > > "Access Denied." > > > I have tried as much as I can after that and still nothing improves... > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Kiggs > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > -- Dan +256-071-2-552035 "You won't have eyes tonight. You won't have ears or a tongue. you will wander the underworld blind, deaf and dumb and all the dead will know; This is Hector: the fool who thought he killed Achilles."
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