We have all been there. Stuck on a job impacting issue – the suits got you up against a wall and you are worried that they will can you if you don’t do it right. The pressure’s on. This guy wouldn’t even let me print his name so we shall call him Anon:
I need to join my windows 2003 Small business server to my existing domain but I cant! I can make a new domain but I cant join this box to mine! There has to be a way! Help me please we have two smaller companies merging and i want to keep my IT job!Anon In Vegas
Step up! Help our boy keep his job!
_TheObligedAdmin_
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This should be your answer
Also, I do not think that you can join a SBS into an NT domain, it must be active directory if memory serves.
You can not jopin a SBS to a existing domain only to its own domain with it being its own domain controller
It is all 2003 domains no nt at all. I now see i can not join sbs to a diff domain.
Is there a way around this???????? HELP
I don’t mean to offend when I say this but this is exactly why I’d never use SBS anywhere…plus I don’t like Exchange.
It is too restrictive and all the components are intertwined. It affords you no flexibility to be able to make your own decisions on how things are to run, as well as it creates very rigid requirements on how you can achieve new business goals in the event of an acquisition or merger.
Annon listen to the Sloth man the link he sent you is exactly what you are looking for.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/884453
Make sure your installation is fully service packed up and run with it.
It used to be impossible but now you can do it!
Google is an Admins best friend Annon but dont leave us hanging get back and let us know how it went!
_TheAdmiN_
I didnt see your Post Sloth b4 I posted. Stick by your guns dont back down!
Yes M$ sold this bundle for around $300 alot less than a normal 2003 server lic. so they tried to restrict certain features.
As you can see they saw that wasnt working for them or something because they switched it up.
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