RE: [ActiveDir] Windows 2003 domain in Windows 2000

[Adams, Kenneth W (Ken)]

You have to upgrade your Windows 2000 forest schema to include the Windows 2003 schema additions for any child domain to be Windows 2003.  That should be the only issue, but, again, I've not worked with it yet.   If you don't have a lab in which to test this, just get a few PCs (2 or 3 should do it) and a network hub or switch to use as a lab.  Configure one or 2 of the PCs as a Windows 2000 domain, then try adding the Windows 2003 child domain.  The results should be very revealing.   Kenneth W. (Ken) Adams, MCSA, MCSE -----Original Message----- From: Santhosh Sivarajan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 2:29 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Windows 2003 domain in Windows 2000 Yes you are right. There is command called Adprep/forestprep. That will upgrade the schema to window 2003 schema.  But I don’t have any plan to upgrade forest domain (ABC.COM) to windows 2003.   I would like to keep Windows 2000 as my forest domain.  Is that going to be an issue?   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adams, Kenneth W (Ken) Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 1:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Windows 2003 domain in Windows 2000   I would think it is possible if you update the Windows 2000 schema first.  Don't know for sure as I haven't worked much with Windows Server 2003 yet.   Kenneth W. (Ken) Adams, MCSA, MCSE -----Original Message----- From: Santhosh Sivarajan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 1:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Windows 2003 domain in Windows 2000 One simple question:   Is it possible to add a Windows 2003 child domain to an existing Windows 2000 for forest?  I have a Windows 2000 forest called ABC.COM.  I would like to create a child Windows 2003 domain (XZY.ABC.COM) for one more my branch office and joined with ABC.COM forest.  Is it possible?  because Schema Master is holding the Windows 2000 Schema not windows 2003.   Thanks in advance, Santhosh