rtfm? January 16, 2006
Posted by evilzenscientist in : evilzenscientist , trackbackIt’s a long weekend - so fun with servers.
I wanted to replace the Windows 2003 server that hosts my Active Directory and Kerberos pieces - with a newer server running pretty much the same. I ended up using Windows 2003 R2.
Foolishly I assumed that ‘Windows 2003 R2′ == ‘Windows 2003 SP1′ and a few features. Nope.
Classic case of rtfm.
For those that want to do this - make sure you update the Active Directory Schema on the Windows 2003 servers before running dcpromo on the 2003 R2 server. Otherwise you’ll not get anywhere fast - and there is not a lot documented.
Here’s my find:
Update the Active Directory schema on domain controllers. In Windows Server 2003 Active Directory networks, you will need to update the Active Directory schema before:
• Installing Windows Server 2003 R2 on a domain controller. • Configuring a Windows Server 2003 R2 server to be a domain controller by using the Active Directory Installation Wizard (Dcpromo.exe). To update the schema, on the schema master domain controller, insert Disc 2 and open the command prompt. Then, change to the Cmpnents\R2\Adprep folder of Disc 2, and type: adprep.exe /forestprep
Right there in the docs. RTFM as I said.
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