Adding an existing domain to a n existing forest

[michelwest]

I started working for a company that had a domain name of

http://www.xxxx.com

(the xxxx is in place of what it actually is, to protect the innocent). What the users see in my network places is www. So AD thinks it's the

http://www domain

a child of xxxx.com, a domain that doesn't exist. I need to correct this. To that end I've setup a new DC in a new forest. I've named this new domain xxxx.com, now all I need to do is add

http://www to

the tree, correct. Once that's done I'd like to migrate everything to the xxxx.com domain and wipe out the

http://www.xxxx.com

domain (i.e. demote the DC's to members and move them to the xxxx.com domain). Do you think I'm going about this the correct way??

 

[InfrArch]

wow! I can describe you my experience:
if you will set up 3 W2k domains in one forest: int.xxx.com ;int.xxx.org and int.zzz.mil... a users , when they browse AD will see 2 int domains!!! They will not be able to distinguish them visually. I'ts a MS W2k bug. MS officially approved that i'ts a bug. It will be corrected in .net.
In your case it is better to establish a trust relationship between 2 forests , then with MS additional tools migrate all you need to the new forest domain. Then delete the old one. But be prepared to have a lot of problems. Althrough it is possible.


Victor K
psas@canada.com
MCSE+I;MCSA;MCSE(w2k);CNE(5.1);MCNE(6);CIWSP;CIWSA.