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On a Windows 2000 server pc, how do you go about creating a domain?

well, epolicy orchestrator says "this computer is not on a domain and cannot do virus push updates unless on a domain"

i then tried installing the mcaffe virus suite and it said it wont run under windows 2000 server.


Im running out of options to have each pc in the building be able to be scanned and have 1 server pc push updates to every pc.


Ideas?
 
You can't just run dcpromo and hope for the best either, setting up an AD requires correctly running DNS and planning.
 
And if you let the DCPROMO wizard create your DNS for you, your not going to get the best setup you can get.
Do some reading. Just because there is a wizard to step you through it doesnt mean it is easy
 
<rant>

This is why I fear for the future of NT/.NET administration. We have too many people out there thinking they can run an NT network by just running a wizard, set it and forget it. THIS IS WHY we have so many Code Red, etc. virus attacks on servers here daily because anyone who can press the Start button feels like they can become an administrator.

Do some reading then come back. Please for the sake of your network.

</rant>

Ryan
 
Before you take the plunge and try to set up a domain, lets talk about ePo.

We use ePo at my place, where we have an NT domain with some win2k member servers (the ePo machine being one of them). However we have some machines (mainly laptops) in a workgroup, and ePo handles them just as easily as the machines in the domain.

If the server itself needs to be on a domain, I would suggest setting up a box as an NT PDC. It will be much less of a headache for you, since a win2k AD will be overkill just to push out virus updates.
 
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