Microsoft KB Archive/230400

= SAM Account Naming Standard Required by Dcpromo Tool =

PSS ID Number: 230400

Article Last Modified on 11/13/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q230400



SYMPTOMS
When you are attempting to add a domain controller to an existing Windows 2000 domain, the Dcpromo.exe tool may prompt for credentials. The administrator can supply the network credentials in the format of a User Principal Name, or UPN (for example, administrator@adomain.com). Dcpromo.exe allows this information until it tries to configure Active Directory, at which time the promotion process produces the following error message:

The operation failed due to insufficient network privileges. Type the user name and password of an account with sufficient privileges to create an additional domain controller to the  domain.



CAUSE
When Dcpromo prompts for credentials, it requires the User Accounts Database (SAM) account naming standard. It expects to be supplied the user name, password, and domain name. It then passes the credentials in the form of. \, or \.



RESOLUTION
Supply the credentials required by Dcpromo using the SAM account naming standard.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB230400

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000DataServ kbwin2000DataServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch kbWinDataServSearch

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