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- · By running DCPROMO.EXE command
- · From Configure your server
- · Manage your server
Configure your server / Manage your server
To launch manage your server wizard click on the start button and select manage your server optionTo launch configure your server wizard click on the start button and select configure your server wizard from administrator tools
This is the first domain controller in our domain so select Domain controller for a new domain and clicks on next
This is the first domain in the first forest so select domain in the new forest and clicks on next
Give the full FQDN name of the server, we are using example.com for practice you can choose your own
Wizard will automatically generate NetBIOS name of server don't change it.
ADS is installed in NTDS folder, don't change its default location.
Sysvols is a publically shared folder. It would be automatically shared on all clients.
DNS is required by ADS for proper functioning Select second options install and configure DNS on this computer
Permission compatible with pre-windows 2000 server operating systems
Permissions compatible only with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 operating systems for greater security features
Click on next after reviewing the summary of your selection if need a change of any option go back and change.
Now the wizard will configure all the options you have selected
If you are running this wizard the first time then it needs to copy some files from Server 2003 CD, Insert Server 2003 CD when it is asked
We will configure DNS server separately after ADS so skip it here to save time
Click on finish to complete the installation
A system reboot is required in order to take place the installation of ADS
After reboot server is a domain controller. In our next article, we will learn how to verify that ADS is configured properly.

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