I know that Server 2000 and 2003 can, but what else? Can plain old Windows 2000 do it?
2006-12-28 01:17:32 · 5 answers · asked by bigpileofrottencowshit 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
NT 4.0 Server, 2000 Server, and 2003 server, no wokrstation OS's can be used as a Domain Controller, in the networking world we still use the DC name and so does Dell etc you still have to do DCpromo etc, but in theory in 2003 is it called active directory
I am trying to not be confusing, like you can setup a 2003SBS server in workstation mode, but if you need to actually do groups etc you need to do a dcpromo to make it a domain controller, and for those who say well you call it active directory when is the last time you had to join a computer to a active directory? you have to join it to a domain
2006-12-28 02:03:47 · answer #1 · answered by wolfchat_2005 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of current OSs, those two are it. Windows NT Server can do it as well, but that's way too old to consider.
Truth is that Windows 2000 Server is in the extended support phase, so Windows Server 2003 is the only current OS that you should use.
2006-12-28 01:21:31 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually domain controllers went away with Active Directory. The last OS to support Domain Controllers was NT 4.0. You now have Active Directory servers members and managers. Windows 2000 Workstation can be a member of the Active Directory but it can't be a manager or "Domain Controller" as you call it.
2006-12-28 01:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by RayCATNG 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No plain win 2000 cannot be used for it bcoz...the OS is only a workstation OS, so it cant be used as a domain controller.
2006-12-28 01:20:16 · answer #4 · answered by Uday Neo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - NT 4 would be another option.
2006-12-28 01:20:01 · answer #5 · answered by Starcher Consulting 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋