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Your best bet is to make the Exchange server the DC. &nbsp;That way your users aren't logging into your domain controller and using it for their day to day work. &nbsp;Neither is a great option but I understand the limitations that are set. &nbsp;
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Your best bet is to make the Exchange server the DC.  That way your users aren't logging into your domain controller and using it for their day to day work.  Neither is a great option but I understand the limitations that are set.  

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Thoughts on Exchange and Term Server on one box and the other the Domain controller / File Server? &nbsp;Probabbly the most secure but not the best for resources.
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Thoughts on Exchange and Term Server on one box and the other the Domain controller / File Server?  Probabbly the most secure but not the best for resources.

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Hi all,<br />
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Just looking for you experience on this one and comments of course. &nbsp;I have two new Windows 2003 servers. &nbsp;One is to be an Exchange 2003 Server the other will be a Terminal Server and the Terminal Server will have all of the company data. &nbsp;From my research it get a little confusing, that neither should be a domain controller due to security issues and resources. &nbsp;Well I need to choose one as there is no option for a third server. &nbsp;Which (in your opinion) would be the best choice for making one of these servers the domain controller from a resource and security standpoint. &nbsp;<br />
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Your comments appreciated!!! &nbsp;Thanks
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Hi all,

Just looking for you experience on this one and comments of course.  I have two new Windows 2003 servers.  One is to be an Exchange 2003 Server the other will be a Terminal Server and the Terminal Server will have all of the company data.  From my research it get a little confusing, that neither should be a domain controller due to security issues and resources.  Well I need to choose one as there is no option for a third server.  Which (in your opinion) would be the best choice for making one of these servers the domain controller from a resource and security standpoint.  

Your comments appreciated!!!  Thanks

Domain Controller on a Terminal Server or an Exchange Server?

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).