Re: Connecting a second Server

Steven Banks [SBS MVP]

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Jan 4, 2007, 3:32:21 AM1/4/07

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Hi Damien,

You need to run the Adprep from the 2003 R2 disc on the SBS box before it
will work. After that you will be fine.

Steve

Steven Banks, MCP, CSSA [SBS MVP]
Microsoft Small Business Specialist
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"DD" <da...@drummond.id.au> wrote in message
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> Hi all
>
> I am trying to connect a remote server as a domain controller to a SBS
> 2003 Standard domain. I have done this before, but can't seem to get this
> one to do it.
>
> I am connected via VPN and can see and use the SBS server, but when I run
> dcpromo the operation fails. it says that the forest is not prepared and I
> have to run adprep on it first...I tried that, but adprep says it is
> already done...but I still get the error.
>
> Researching it only turns up references to Windows 2000 needing adprep.
>
> The SBS server is 2003 Std, the Windows has Windows 2003 SP1, but the
> remaining SP's (including SBS SP1) are yet to be installed - another
> company looks after this server as it is interstate. The new server is
> Windows Server 2003 R2 and has all the updates applied.
>
> Is this a case of all the necessary updates need installing on the SBS or
> am I doing it all wrong?
>
> I have attached the error message.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Damien
>
>

DD

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Jan 4, 2007, 5:03:44 AM1/4/07

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Thanks Steve, but that is what I did do, and it said that it was alreasy
done...

If I copy the adprep from the CD, is that the only file I need from the
disk?

Thanks

Damien

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Cary Shultz

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Jan 4, 2007, 6:51:47 AM1/4/07

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Damien,

Not sure about SBS, but with Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise you
need to run this from the second disk! There are a lot of questions about
this in the Active Directory news group......

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012

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DD

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Jan 4, 2007, 8:06:58 AM1/4/07

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All fixed, I was using the wrong Adprep...once I used the R2 version, all
went well.

Thanks

Damien

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DD

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Jan 4, 2007, 8:10:57 AM1/4/07

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All fixed, I was using the wrong Adprep...once I used the R2 version, all
went well.

Thanks

Damien

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Steven Banks [SBS MVP]

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Jan 4, 2007, 10:15:11 AM1/4/07

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Thanks Damien,

Glad it worked out for you.

Steve

Steven Banks, MCP, CSSA [SBS MVP]
Microsoft Small Business Specialist
Banks Consulting Northwest Inc.
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