Topic Last Modified: 2006-06-27
DomainPrep creates the groups and permissions necessary for Exchange servers to read and modify user attributes in Active Directory. You must run DomainPrep before installing your first Exchange server in a domain.
Before You Begin
Before you perform the procedure in this topic, consider the following:
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Before you run DomainPrep, you must have run ForestPrep in the forest.
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Before you run DomainPrep, make sure the schema changes made during ForestPrep have replicated throughout the forest.
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The account you use to run DomainPrep must be a member of the following groups:
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Domain Administrators for the local domain
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Local Machine Administrator
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You must run DomainPrep in the following domains
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The root domain.
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All domains that will contain Exchange 2003 servers.
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All domains that will contain Exchange Server 2003 mailbox-enabled objects (such as users and groups), even if no Exchange servers will be installed in these domains.
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All domains that contain global catalog servers that Exchange directory access components may potentially use.
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All domains that will contain Exchange 2003 users and groups that you will use to manage your Exchange 2003 organization.
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You do not need any Exchange permissions to run DomainPrep
Procedure
To run Exchange 2003 DomainPrep
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Insert the Exchange CD into your CD-ROM drive. You can run DomainPrep on any computer in the domain.
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From a command prompt, type E:\setup\i386\setup /DomainPrep, where E is your CD-ROM drive.
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On the Welcome to the Microsoft Exchange Installation Wizard page, click Next.
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On the License Agreement page, read the agreement. If you agree to the terms, click I agree, and then click Next.
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If the Product Identification page appears, type your 25-digit product key, and then click Next.
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On the Component Selection page, ensure that Action is set to DomainPrep. If not, click the drop-down arrow, and then click DomainPrep. Click Next.
The DomainPrep option on the Component Selection page.gif)
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If DomainPrep does not appear in the Action list, you may have misspelled the "DomainPrep" command in Step 2. If this is the case, go back to Step 2 and retype the command.
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On the Completing the Microsoft Exchange Wizard page, click Finish.