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Active Directory Install on Windows Server 2003

  • 29-10-2007 8:32pm
    #1
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,

    i've been trying to install active directory on windows 2003 server, after i run the "dcpromo" command i get the following error:- "active directory cannot be installed on this windows 2003 server operating system." and the install stops.

    I've googled the error message and can't find anything on it, which i thought was surprising....

    Has anyone else seen this error?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Ginger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    What version of Windows 2003 server are you using. AD cannot be installed on Windows 2003 Server Web Edition as far as I am aware


  • #3
    Static M.e.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,093 ✭✭✭Static M.e.


    Very True.

    FYI
    Compare the Editions of Windows Server 2003

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsserver/evaluate/features/compare.mspx


  • #4
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    Hi Guys,

    Thanks for the replies, i'm running the full version of windows 2003 server...

    I've just done a clean install, and service pack2 needs to be installed on it, which i'll do later...

    DD


  • #5
    Ginger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Ginger


    Which version of Windows Server 2003??


  • #6
    galactus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭galactus


    Is this the first DC? Also where is DNS point at for this wannabe DC?


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  • #7
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    Hi Guys,

    Thanks for the replies....

    I wanted this server to be the DNS server and the Primary domain controller...

    I'm beginning to think that what i want to do is not possible... It's an Iomega 200d NAS device, that runs a version of windows 2003 server, but there isn't much documentation out on the net about it... when you read up on it says "supports active directory", but i don't think it's capable of being a PDC, i presume this is part of the licensing deal that iomega done with Microsoft...

    Thanks again,
    DD


  • #8
    CraggyIslander
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 640 ✭✭✭CraggyIslander


    the iomega runs windows storage server

    Dont know much about it, but I assume it's a stripped down version of server 2003 and can be made a member server in a domain and use AD for authentication only


  • #9
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    Fred C. Dobbs wrote: »
    the iomega runs windows storage server

    Dont know much about it, but I assume it's a stripped down version of server 2003 and can be made a member server in a domain and use AD for authentication only

    yep thanks that looks like the problem....

    If i was to setup a ubuntu server with samba, running as a primary domain controller, i presume Microsoft storage server would be able to communicate with this and get all of the permissions ect from the PDC?

    thanks again..


  • #10
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Yep, pretty much.

    Takes a while to get right though.


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