Configuring domain controller windows 2003 server

Article :: KB Microsoft Active Directory is a critical service for any domain architecture, and the server which holds these services are called Domain Controllers. Today, we'll install and configure the first Domain Controller in the single forest single Domain architecture. Follow the below step-by-step process to install and configure the Domain Controller.

Log into your Windows Server with administrative credentials. The " Before you begin " tab contains some important informations. Please go through it and click " Next ". In the " Installation Type " tab choose Role-based or Feature-based installation and click on Next button.

In the Server Selection tab, please select the destination server on which the role will be install. Please verify the hostname and the IP address points of the selected server. Click Next to continue. If not selected, during installation it will automatically select and install the DNS Role.

Then, it will prompt to show you the associated features for the role. Click on Add Features to add those. Then click Next to continue. Sign in to vote. Do you wish to proceed anyway? Any help would be great, any more info required i will be happy to provide it. Thanks in advance. Thursday, March 14, PM. Ok, can I assume that you are able to demote server without any issues. Hi, Please perform the following steps to remove the Domain Controller.

Monday, March 18, AM. The full output thanks, the first command is intended to show if the other DCs are detected and the 2:nd should show if there is any replication errors, the 2:nd would be preferable of it's executed on the win2k3 dc you're truning to demote. This has been run from the 2k3 server.

Seems like it fails delegation, is there any other errors mentioned in the results? There is clearly something wrong with DNS. Is there any firewall between this box and the others, seems like some traffic is being filtered out? Just to be sure following this articel, dose port , and 53 passes? If i change the DNS settings to only use itself i get the same result.

Is that a separate zone e. Ok thanks - yes there is and it is gray. Friday, March 15, AM. In this tutorial we will cover the "promoting" or creating of the first DC in a domain. You can host DNS on a different server, but we'll only deal with the basics. You will see the first window of the wizard. As it suggests, I suggest reading the help associated with Active Directory.

After this, click "Next". Click "Next" on the compatibility window, and in the next window keep the default option of "Domain Controller for a new domain" selected, and click "Next". In this tutorial we will create a domain in a new forest, because it is the first DC, so keep that option selected. Now we have to think of a name for our domain. I have checked the DNS zone settings, everything looks allright, and the windows firewall is disabled,so it shouldnt be an issue.

I dont know what else to check, ill keep poking to see if i get somewhere but any further help will be appreciated. You may be running into trouble because of entries in the DNS resolver cache on the new machine. Also, on the dual-homed machine, make sure that there aren't any remaining entries for the disabled NIC in the routing table.

If not, maybe you could post the exact error you're now getting, or is it the same? Hope this helps! And verify if your "domain dns entries" are in your Windows servers DNS. Those parts of the zones were created by default in the Windows DNS service and looked allright, thanks anyway. If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.