[ale] Way OT: Windows DC question

[Christopher Bergeron]

Ironically, "Way OT: Windows [specific] Domain Controller" questions are 
ignored 'round these parts.

;)
-CB



Greg Freemyer wrote:

>Ignore this question.
>
>I decided to go ahead and try the Workstation install followed by
>conversion to DC.
>
>It was surprisingly simple and was simple follow the leader stuff.  I
>guess I would have known that if I had ever installed Win2003 server
>before.
>
>On 11/8/05, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>All,
>>
>>Soory about the OT question, but I'm getting frustrated and I've
>>already spent an hour trying to research this very simple question.
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>>I have a client that wants me to evaluate Microsoft CRM for them.
>>
>>It seems to require the server be a Microsoft 2003 Domain Controller.
>>
>>I have a test computer I can install Win 2003 on, but what are the
>>basic steps for installing it as a DC.  I do NOT have a windows domain
>>available to leverage off of.  This will be the main DC for a single
>>server LAN.  I'm doing a from scratch install, not an upgrade.
>>
>>Way back in the NT days it was required to declare a system a PDC
>>during the install.  I no longer see a way to do this.  Do I just
>>install as a workgroup member, then somehow convert the server to a
>>DC?
>>
>>Greg
>>--
>>Greg Freemyer
>>The Norcross Group
>>Forensics for the 21st Century
>>
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>Greg Freemyer
>The Norcross Group
>Forensics for the 21st Century
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