How to configure and maintain Active Directory step by step?
When you have installed the windows 2003 server on your computer and the next step is to run the Active Directory setup to create the new Active Directory domain.
Perform the following steps to convert your windows 2003 server into the first domain controller.
There are some pre-requirement for install Domain Controller.
Operating system must be fresh MS-Server 2003.
One partition must be a NTFS partition with enough free space.
Properly configured DNS and TCP/IP settings.
Computer must be connected properly (physically and logically) to other computers.
Windows 2003 server source CD.
Server end Configurations for Active Directory Server.
First click on start button to open Run option and type here "dcpromo" then press Ok button.
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Now windows active directory welcome page will appear, click on Next button.
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Again click Next button on "Operating System Compatibility" (here you can read some requirement for domain client).
For new domain, select the option "Domain Controller for a New Domain" and click Next button.
On the next "Create New Domain" page, select the "Domain in a new Forest" option and again click Next button.
On next page, give the full DNS name for new domain that should be a fully qualified domain name, for example champion.com and click Next button.
On the NetBIOS Domain Name page, it will show the NetBIOS Name (in this case champion), click Next.
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