Hi Mike, I was referring to installing Exchange on AD itself, not on a network running AD, this a big difference. I know when you install Exchange on the AD itself that a few system policies which are outlined for administrators are changed so that everyone has access to them, which in itself is a security problem. Running Exchange on a Standalone box attached to the AD like you would normally attach any workstation is the only way to go, do not dcpromo the Exchange server! Good luck Andrew -----Original Message----- From: A. M. Salim [mailto:msalim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 8:29 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: New Exchange 2003 server in existing AD/DC environment http://www.MSExchange.org/ Hi Andrew, Thanks for your feedback, the Exchange server will be a separate physical server, not the same one as that running the AD or GC. Does that address the issue you raised? As for not installing Exchange 2k3 on a AD for security reasons, I did not know there was a way to run Exchange without AD - is it not a basic requirement for Exchange 2003 that it be installed within an Active Directory with a Domain Controller and Global Catalog somewhere on the network? best regards Mike > Installing Exchange 2k3 on a AD is not recommended by Microsoft because > of security issues. > > With 350 users you may end up tanking the AD if you install Exchange 2k3 > on it. Your client is better off buying another box and installing > Exchange 2k3 on it to save him/herself problems down the road. I also > hope they have an efficient backup system already in place. > > Regards, > Andrew > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: A. M. Salim [mailto:msalim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 4:21 PM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] New Exchange 2003 server in existing AD/DC > environment > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Hi, > > One of my customers has a current, active AD and DC already installed > and > running in their organization but they do not have an Exchange server. > Now they want to add an Exchange 2003 Standard server. They want the > Exchange server to fit into the existing AD. > > I am used to setting up a stand-alone Exchange server in a brand new > environment where I also set up the AD and DC on the same server but not > this scenario with an existing and operational AD. So what is the best > way to install Exchange 2003 in this scenario? How do I enable the new > Exchange server in the existing AD? 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