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Hello Guys..I'm having problem in setting up my exchange server 2003 in a test lab...
I have my dc on 2003 server which does my dns. I have installed another member server where i planned to install exchange 2003..My problem is when i try to do a forestprep i received the error message: please see attached file

I have alos done a dcdiag and netdiag..

Please help
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Do you do the forest prep on the member server or on the dc?
It needs to be run on the DC.
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Are you using an account thats member of Schema, Enterprise and Domain Admins ?
I would also like you to check if you can check which server holds the FSMO roles and is the DC a GC as well ?

Lordpan sorry to say but it isnt necessary to run on a DC or GC server :(

- Rancy
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My domain controller holds the fsmo roles...what you mean by GC?

thanks
GC means Global Catalog server and that is with a checkbox in ADSited and Services console and then the machine needs to be restarted

- Rancy
yes it's a global catalog server...Enterprise, Schema and Domain Admin Group done too
whether you cloned this server from production? As i can see several replication errors..
yep..i will prefer to skip exchange 2003...i will go directly on exchange 2007....