Re: SUS and Active Directory Servers

From: Tim Wetzel (wetzelt@DICKINSON.EDU)
Date: 06/24/02 

Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 2002 16:12:51 -0400
From: Tim Wetzel <wetzelt@DICKINSON.EDU>
To: NTBUGTRAQ@LISTSERV.NTBUGTRAQ.COM

> >
> > Shame microsoft, Shame.
> >
> > Why doesn't SUS run on a server running ActiveDirectory ?
> > of course MS doesn't say this on their site that I can see,
> > so I downloaded the 50MB installer.
> > the listed requirement is "It runs on Windows 2000 Server
> > with Service Pack 2 or later. Internet Information Services
(IIS)must be
> enabled on the server". so I thought I'd give it a go (so as to
maintain a
> > small network of 10 winxp pro clients from one win2000sp2 server
pdc). but it
> > instead says "Unable to install Microsoft Software Update Services.
You
> > can not install Microsoft Software Update Services on an ACtive
Direcory
> > Domain Controller."
> >
> > I guess they are just trying to encourage me to run SMS
> > (assuming that runs
> > on an active directory server)
> >
> > Louis Solomon
> > www.SteelBytes.com
> >

  Please read the Q article

        http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q322365

"NOTE : You cannot install Microsoft SUS on a Windows 2000 Server
running Active Directory Services or to a Microsoft Small Business
Server (SBS)."

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