No. You will need a second Domain Controller in the Child Domain AND you need to make it a Global Catalog Server in order to process logins if the first Domain Controller in the Child Domain fails. Douglas Jensen Douglas.Jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Voice (952) 402-9821 Fax (952) 402-9815 Network Administrator Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency, Inc. 712 Canterbury Road Shakopee, MN 55379 www.capagency.org -----Original Message----- From: Matt Fowler [mailto:mfowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:38 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Active Directory & Empty Forest Root Thanks. I was afraid of that. Do you know of the minimum requirements for the Empty Forest Root Domain Controller server? Also, does it contain a replication of the child domain? For instance, if the child domain controller fails will the Forest Root box server logins? At 02:32 PM 4/12/04 -0500, you wrote: >You need another server. > >Douglas Jensen >Douglas.Jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Voice (952) 402-9821 >Fax (952) 402-9815 >Network Administrator >Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency, Inc. >712 Canterbury Road >Shakopee, MN 55379 >www.capagency.org > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Matt Fowler [mailto:mfowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:31 PM >To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [windows2000] Active Directory & Empty Forest Root > > >Can I create a child domain on the same server that hosts the Empty Forest >Root Domain? Or, do I need another server to be the DC for the child domain? > >Example: First server has example.com and then I need to create >lab.example.com. Can this be done on one server? > >Thanks in advance, > >Matt Fowler >LAN Specialist >(847)925-6113 >mfowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >******************************************************** >This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games >Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to >relieve your stress. >http://www.StressedPuppy.com >******************************************************** >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm >******************************************************** >This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games >Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to >relieve your stress. >http://www.StressedPuppy.com >******************************************************** >To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation >mode or view archives use the below link. > >http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm Matt Fowler LAN Specialist (847)925-6113 mfowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ******************************************************** This Weeks Sponsor StressedPuppy.com Games Feeling stressed out? Check out our games to relieve your stress. http://www.StressedPuppy.com ******************************************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm