Thanks James, but I had multiple links set up for this with three different DC's. The odd thing is that it really wasn't an issue until recently.
On 6/29/05 12:09 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mark > > Are the other DCs replicating with anybody else? Has the updated > configuration reached them yet? If their only replication partners were > that one DC they may not know it has been demoted. In that case you should > be able to create a manual connection to a DC that knows the dead DC is > gone, let it replicate and update itself, then let the KCC find another > path. We had the same problem when a hub site DC with multiple spokes got > changed. The hubsite replicated the changes to a single DC during demotion > but because the other DCs were configured to only replicate with the > hubsite they did not know the hub DC was gone until the hub DC told them it > was gone. > > Regards; > > James R. Day > Active Directory Core Team > Office of the Chief Information Officer > National Park Service > (202) 354-1464 (direct) > (202) 371-1549 (fax) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > |---------+----------------------------------> > | | Mark Orlando | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | | Sent by: | > | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | tivedir.org | > | | | > | | | > | | 06/29/2005 11:57 AM AST| > | | Please respond to | > | | ActiveDir | > |---------+----------------------------------> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------------------------------------------------| > | > | > | To: Active Directory Mailing List > <[email protected]> > | > | cc: (bcc: James Day/Contractor/NPS) > | > | Subject: [ActiveDir] Can't get rid of old DC in Sites and Services > | >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------------------------------------------------| > > > > > I have a DC, which used to have all FISMO roles, that is causing me grief. > The server had issues so I put the roles on another DC and demoted it to a > member server. I then deleted all of the static site links that I had set > up and let AD configure them automatically. It has been working fine for a > while, but now, for some reason, this server is still being seen as a DC > because some of the other DC=B9s are still trying to replicate with it. I > went into Sites and Services and deleted the links, but it won=B9t actually > let me deleted the server container for that DC that isn=B9t a DC anymore. > I= > t > says it can=B9t delete the DSA object. How the heck do I get rid of this > DC > in AD once and for all. > > Thanks, > Mark Orlando > IT Dept. > Linden Public Schools > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
