Adding Windows 2008 DC's to Existing Domain
Adding Windows 2008 Domain Controllers ---------------------------------------------------------------- · You will need the Windows 2008 CD. · In order to Add 2008 DC’s, the domain functional level needs to be at least Windows 2000 native. · Check the forest/domain level. If you’re domain is not the root domain in the forest, you may not have sufficient rights to update the forest schema. · You will need to create or use an existing user account which is a member of the following security groups. Enterprise Admins Schema Admins Domain Admins for the domain that contains the schema master. · Log onto the Schema Master DC as a user with the rights specified above. To check the Schema Master role you’ll need to load a DLL by running regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll from command prompt to enable the Schema snap-in. You can then go to Start-Run-> Type MMC ; select File-Add/Remove Snap In and select Active Directory Sc...