Domain controllers in a Windows 2000 environment have certain roles to fulfill to make sure Active Directory (AD) functions properly. However, because of server failure or maintenance, you may someday ...

Run the Schema update from your Exchange server, not the domain controller. As long as the user account is a member of Schema Admins & Enterprise Admins you should be fine. I don't believe you need to ...

Transferring the Schema Master role is a bit more involved. Log on to the Windows Server 2003 DC using an account with domain admin-level privileges. Click Start, then Run. In the Run dialog box, type ...

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I've got a Forest/Domain running at 2003 with Server 2008 domain controllers. I want to add my first 2008 R2 domain controller, so I need to extend the forest/domain schema. On the off chance the ...

Last time, we discussed some key differences between Active Directory and the NT 4 domain model as it pertains to server roles. In addition to these differences, it's also important to understand the ...