Hello All,
I thought it would be a really smart move to DCPromo a server, then
put it on a physically separate network so that I can have a copy of the
production directory for testing. The problem is, since I didn't demote the
server before physically moving it, I can't get it out of AD. I followed
Q216498, which describes "How to remove data in the active directory after
an unsuccessful domain controller demotion", but I can't find anything about
how to forcibly demote the DC object. I used NTDSUTIL to remove the NTDS
Settings object, deleted the server object in Sites and Services and cleaned
up DNS, but I still cannot delete the DC object in Users and Computers. I
get the error "The DSA object cannot be deleted." The only article I can
find on Micro$oft's site re: this message is Q216364, which covers the issue
where you cannot delete the DC object from Sites and Services, which doesn't
apply to me.
The problem is that this is affecting replication. The other DC's
are trying to replicate with the ghost DC and failing. Does anyone have any
info on how to completely remove a DC from AD? I would greatly appreciate
any resources that you could point me to.
Thank you,
Paul Markette
NT Systems Administrator
Epicentric, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
415-995-7228
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