New 2003 DC and current Samba server

so, have samba server (latest version, believe) acting domain controller.  i'm building windows 2003 server become domain controller, , during ad wizard asks if want make dc new domain or existing domain.

that made me pause , scurry on here quick question!

if make bdc on current domain, current user accounts come over? , if so, once on 2003 box, shut down samba , promote bdc pdc, eliminating task of creating user accounts?

just thought... :-)

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bill hagen, owner computer geek newberg, or www.thatcomputergeek.com

hi bill,

i have no experience particular situation (linux 'domain controller'), can perhaps shed light:

since windows 2000, concepts of pdc/bdc no longer applicable.  domain controllers in windows 2000 + domain peers, slight exception of 1 server acts global catalogue server. (gc).  first dc in windows ad forest be the gc.

so, ad wizard asking essentially, want gc, or have got gc ? (in other words, dc going additional dc in existing forest, or first dc in new forest , therefore gc?)

now here's thing:  far can see, don't have existing forest, though samba server emulating windows dc.  may open correction here, think samba implementation of 'dc', although superficially , functionally same, not technically windows gc.

therefore, (and else knows different please set me right if mistaken), think windows server 2003 (r2) machine have gc, , old 'domain' dead.  user accounts not come over, have manually.

i hope helps, , perhaps spurs others put in ideas.

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