If I understand your question 2 correctly, here's what you want to do: 1. Install windows NT4 on new hardware as a BDC. 2. Make the new box PDC. 3. Install win2k on new box. 4. Allow dcpromo to convert to DC.
Viola! Your win2k server is now the DC for the NT4 domain. Obviously, you can't go native mode AD while you have BDCs. Also, you'll have to put a script in place to replicate logon scripts from the win2k DC to one of your NT4 BDCs (there's a sample of this on the win2k resource kit CD called LBRIDGE.CMD or some such...). Then set your NT4 replication up so that this BDC is the master for all the others. I've done this dozens of times in test, and twice in production with no hitches. -----Original Message----- From: Weston Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 10:44 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [ActiveDir] NT to AD client migration headaches.. blargh Hey guys. I've got a few questions and I hope someone can lead me in the right direction or give me a heads up on an idea that will help my situation. My situation is that we have 1 NT 4 domain (1 PDC, 1 BDC, 1 webserver) with 300 so clients scattered throughout 5 states. We are consolidating the 3 servers into 2 and just totally replaced all our network equip. I've tested the plan I created for our migration , but when clients log onto the new domain after being on the old one, the workstation (all win2k pro) sets up a new profile since it's a new domain, thus loosing all of their stuff .. 1 - is there any way to change this? I heard rumors about a profiler converter or something of that nature, I can't have 300 people call me at once in order for me to walk their clueless asses though email setup, etc. (lol) 2 - Or is it possible for AD to become a DC of a NT4 domain in mixed mode then after account migration remove the NT4 machines (I assume the netbios AD name could be the same as the current NT4 domain name and still have a required FQDN for AD) so clients still use the same netbios domain name for logon. I've done countless migrations , but none that fix this issue, I have NO other issues except with trying to make this as transparent as possible for the clients. I really appreciate your time, Thanks, Wes -- Wes 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/ 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/
