OK thats excellent. Just one problem, I've created a user on the PDC, however I don't get any exchange settings on that machine. Do I need to create some sort of relationship between the PDC (for parent and child domain) and the exchange server? Thanks again Huw --- "Michael B. Smith" <michael@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > This is fine. I stick with my original answer. :-) > > ADU&C and ESM on the parent domain, run by an > Enterprise Administrator > who is delegated Exchange Full Administrator > permissions in all child > domains can do anything. > > BWAHAHAHAHAHAH! :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: huw jenkins > [mailto:huw_jenkins2001@xxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:40 AM > To: [ExchangeList] > Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Running one exchange > 2003 server in a parant > domain to service 2 child domains. > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > Thankyou for your prompt reply. Much appreciated! > > OK I knew I'd have to go into "alot" more detail, so > here we go: > > The two companies have about 30 staff in each, not > big companies. The > companies are not related, in a business sense apart > from the ownership. > However we share resources and unfortunately that > are limited. We simply > don't have enough servers for a mail server each. We > also share a server > room and connectivety. > > We also have to pool our support staff as we have to > cover 16hrs a day > and we can't employ anymore staff. > > Idealy we would use one GC in the top level domain > holding all the data > for the child domains. > > There will be no cross domain mailing lists. > > We want to be able to administrate both child > domains from the parent > domain. I beleive this would be the most elegant > solution. However I am > unsure if/how we would be able to use AD on the > parent domain to control > the domains of the child domains. > > I hope this helps to explain why it has been set-up > like that. > > Regards > > Huw > > --- "Michael B. Smith" <michael@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > Run domainprep in all three domains (parent and > two children). > > > > Voila'. You're done. > > > > This answers the question you asked - but doesn't > answer the real > > questions - why do you want to do it this way? Are > the companies side > > by side? How is Exchange going to be accessed? > Where are the mailbox > > servers? Where are the GCs? Are GCs going to be > based on parent DCs or > > > child DCs? What needs to happen with cross-domain > mailing lists? How > > many mailboxes in each company? > > > > All of these affect performance, network design, > and Exchange design. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: huw jenkins > > [mailto:huw_jenkins2001@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:24 AM > > To: [ExchangeList] > > Subject: [exchangelist] Running one exchange 2003 > server in a parant > > domain to service 2 child domains. > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > Hi there, > > > > I'm new to the list so please forgive any breached > in netequet ;-) > > > > I'm trying to set up the following: > > > > We are setting up infrastructure for 2 new > businesses. > > They are owned by the same parent company (company > X). > > The two companies (company A and company B) have > their own resources > > but they also have shared resources. The two > companies have support > > staff but will be treated as a pool of staff, thus > all administrators > > will need to be able to access both child > companies domains. > > > > So, we have the following domain structure. > Company X is the parent > > domain. This has a file server and an email > server, plus a PDC for > > that domain. These resources are shared. Company A > and B are child > > domains of company X. I need to set exchange up in > Domain X to route > > mail to users in domain A and B. > > > > At this point I'm unsure of exactly how to do > this. > > If anyone has any > > hints (or indeed howto's ;-) then please enlighten > me ;-) I also need > > to understand how to best administrate all users, > across both domains > > easily. > > > > Regards > > > > Huw > > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > List Archives: > > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: > > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > > Exchange FAQ: > > > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > > World of Windows Networking: > > http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network > Software Directory: > > http://www.serverfiles.com > > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: > > http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource > Site: > > http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security > Library: > > http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax > > Solutions: > > http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > You are currently subscribed to this > MSEXchange.org Discussion List > > as: > > michael@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit > > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > List Archives: > > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: > > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > > Exchange FAQ: > > > http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > > World of Windows Networking: > > http://www.windowsnetworking.com > > Leading Network Software Directory: > > http://www.serverfiles.com > > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: > > http://www.isaserver.org > > Windows Security Resource Site: > > http://www.windowsecurity.com/ > > Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ > Windows === message truncated === Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com