Microsoft KB Archive/229743

= Cannot Create Domain Namespace with One-Character Root Suffix =

PSS ID Number: 229743

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 Q229743



SYMPTOMS
When you create a domain namespace with a root with only a one-character suffix, the Dcpromo.exe tool does not allow you to proceed. For example, the following sample domain namespaces have a one-character suffix:
 * company.i
 * sales.z



CAUSE
This is a restriction that is imposed by the Active Directory namespace design. By default, two-character (or more) suffixes are assumed to be a 3166 two-letter country code, or an exact match on a friendly country or organization (such as US or UK).



RESOLUTION
Designate at least two or more characters for the root domain namespace.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, see RFC 1781. For information about obtaining RFCs, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

185262 How to Obtain Request for Comments Documents from the Internet

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB229743

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000DataServ kbwin2000DataServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch kbWinDataServSearch

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