Promoting a SQL Server 2000 to a DC

I manage a small Win 2k domain with 3 servers and about 20 users (IIS for our
website on one server, DC & Exchange on one, SQL 2000/file/print on one). We
currently have a single DC in our domain and I want to promote one of the
other servers to a DC for backup purposes. The IIS box is out because it
hosts our public web page, which leaves me with the SQL box. I read that
DCPromo removes any local user accounts and am not sure of how this will
affect our SQL Server. It is currently using mixed authentication and starts
as a system account. Any constructive feedback is appreciated.>
> I manage a small Win 2k domain with 3 servers and about 20 users (IIS for
our
> website on one server, DC & Exchange on one, SQL 2000/file/print on one).
We
> currently have a single DC in our domain and I want to promote one of the
> other servers to a DC for backup purposes. The IIS box is out because it
> hosts our public web page, which leaves me with the SQL box. I read that
> DCPromo removes any local user accounts and am not sure of how this will
> affect our SQL Server. It is currently using mixed authentication and
starts
> as a system account. Any constructive feedback is appreciated.
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For performance reasons, we generally do not recommend running SQL Server
on a domain controller.
Regards,
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Eric Cárdenas
Senior support professional
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