Rodcprep adds ACLs to NDCs as I recall. Since you are on W2000, you have no NDNCs (they're not supported). Thus running rodcprep wouldn't do anything.
Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c - 312.731.3132 Active Directory, 4th Ed - http://www.briandesmond.com/ad4/ Microsoft MVP - https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Brian -----Original Message----- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 9:11 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Adding 2008 DC to 2000 Domain Yes, you can hit yes. Personally, I would run /rodprep for the chance that you might ever want/need to install a read-only domain controller. -- ME2 On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 10:07 AM, James Kerr<cluster...@gmail.com> wrote: > Im trying to add a 2008 DC to a 2000 domain with one 2000 DC. I ran > adprep /forestprep and /domainprep with the 2008 adprep. However when > I run dcpromo to add the 2008 DC I get a popup stating, "you will not > be able to install a read-only domain controller in this domain > because "adprep /rodcprep" was not yet run. Do you want to continue? Yes or > No. > > Whats this all about? I just want to install this DC as a normal DC, > not a read only DC, in fact I dont even know what a read only DC is. > Should I just hit yes to continue? > > James > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
