Linking 2 or more Active Directories on Server 2003, possible?

treyshatreysha
edited April 2006 in Science & Tech
Hi,

I have a question on Active Directory (AD) on Windows 2003 Server.

If I run 2 or more offices, each running its own LAN on Windows 2003 Server, is it possible that I link the individual Active Directories to each other?
Purpose is so that the ADs of each LAN is in sync with the others, such that if a user account is created/updated in AD 1 (in Office 1), the same user account is created/updated in AD 2 (Office 2) and AD 3 (Office 3).

I hope I didn't make a mess of my question.

Any input is indeed valued, many thanks.
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  • CycloniteCyclonite Tampa, Florida Icrontian
    edited April 2006
    Okay, I'm certainly not well versed in Windows networks, but I believe you'd need a domain controller in each office, both on the same domain. Beyond that, I'm not going to be much help. I know how to use the AD administration snap-ins, but I don't know how to configure. I'm sure someone will stop by with mroe info. =)
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited April 2006
    How are the offices linked together? You can have a primary domain controller and a secondary domain controller and pass the active directory that way.
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited April 2006
    As far as I know, thewre can only be one AD... the other would have to be a child domain. I think...
  • verselloversello New
    edited April 2006
    If you say you have two separate Active Directories, then you must mean you have two separate forests.

    Yes, two separate forests can be linked together by creating a trust
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