ADMT error - specified domain does not exist....

[imheywood]

I have a win2k3 domain in interim mode and 2 NT 4.0 domains. I have created a trust between 2k3 & NT 4.0. Wins works and i can ping, by server name, from 2k3 domain to the PDC of the NT 4.0 domain. When i run ADMT 2.0 though, i get an error saying "The Specified domain does not exists or cannot be contacted. (Error code=1355, Domain=Research)"
Has anyone got any ideas about this, need help ASAP as we need to get these domain accross to Win2k3.

 

[jfk8680]

I have only used the ADMT in a test enviroment following the steps Mark Minasi gives in his Master Windows 2003 book. It worked like a charm:

- Create a two-way trust with sidhistory enabled: NETDOM TRUST <NT4DOMAIN> /UO:<NT4Admin account> /PO:<NT4Admin Password> /d:<WIN2003DOMAIN> /UD:<WIN2003Admin account> /PD:<WIN2003Admin Password> /ADD /TWOWAY /ENABLESIDHISTORY
- Put Domain Admins in each other's Administrators group
- Turn on Success & Failure auditing for Account Management on both the NT4 and Win2003
- Enable anonymous access on Win2003 (Local Security Policy, Security options. Set Network Access: Let Everyone Permissions Apply to Anonymous Users to Define this Policy Setting and Enabled
- Put Everyone in the local "Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access" group
- Install ADMT on Win2003
- Create a password key on Win2003 with "ADMT key <NT4DOMAIN> c:\". This will create a PES file for domain <NT4DOMAIN> on drive c:\.
- REBOOT the Win2003 machine!!! (Very important)
- Copy the PES file to the NT4 machine
- Place the Win2003 server CD in the NT4 machine and run \I386\ADMT\PWDMIG to process the PES file. Before it reboots change HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\AllowPasswordExport to 1 and create a new REG_DWORD entry called TcpipClientSupport and set it to 1. Now reboot the NT4 machine.
- Start ADMT
- Migrate the Global Groups
- Migrate the users
- Migrate the servers

Hope this helps!

Jeffrey Kusters

MCSA, MCSE, CCNA

 

[imheywood]

Thanks for that!!
Gonna give it a go now. Will let you know how it goes!!

 

[Houserocker]

just wanted to know if the steps provided by jfk8680 worked perfect. I'm getting ready to migrate from NT to w2k3 and trying to find the best path. Thanks

thanks

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