[windows2000] Re: NTDSUTIL precreate
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <Sorin.Srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 08:46:00 +0200
On Fri, 23 May 2003 16:50:17 +0200, Dan Manell wrote:
Kul att se dig på samma lista. 8-)
>> -----Original Message-----
>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis
>Appelboom
>> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 11:58 AM
>
>> This is what google found for me:
>>=20
>> http://is-it-true.org/nt/nt2000/atips/atips56.shtml
>
>This link talks about various DC roles and uses ntdsutil to do a
>couple of things.
>Nothing about precreate though.
>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ch4i
>
>A TechNet article on "Using Ntdsutil". Very briefly explains what it
>is, nothing more.
>Precreate is not mentioned.
>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ch4n
>
>This is a different TechNet article and is similar to an appendix I
>found a while back. It iterates the different commands in ntdsutil and
>briefly mentions what it does.
>
>Precreate is mentioned thus:
>"precreate %s %s=20
>Creates a cross-reference object for the domain %s1 allowing a server
>named %s2 to be promoted as the domain controller for that domain. The
>domain name must be specified by using a fully distinguished name, and
>the server must be named by using the fully qualified DNS name"
>
>This is what I already knew, but is obviously not enough since it
>doesn't work. The explanation above gives the impression that it is
>similar to create a computer account in the domain before installing
>the machine. Empirical testing shows that this is not the case.
>Something else seems to be needed.
>
>I did find an instruction page on Virginia Tech
><http://www.w2k.vt.edu/EAScenarios.pdf> on how they have done it. But
>it was far to complex for our need and still didn't explain _why_
>certain things were done. Currently I can't reach their website so I
>can't look for more.
>
>I appreciate your effort though. However, I'm more solidified in my
>belief that very few knows about precreate and even less knows what to
>do with it...
>
>/Dan
BW,
Sorin
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