Check out the NTDSUTIL.EXE command line utility. It took some playing with to figure out but it will allow you though metadata cleanup to remove domain controllers from active directory. Even when DCPROMO has not want to work for you.
Jeffrey Kessler MCSE MCP+I Technology Coordinator Newport (NH) School District 603-863-2414 ext 1116 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 11:43 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: Dcpromo fun and games > > > > Hello, > > I've got a DC which I need to remove AD from. I run dcpromo > ... it gets so far and then I get the error 'The DSA > operation is unable to proceed because of a DNS lookup > failure'. I have no idea why this is an issue as all the > relevant entries appear to be in DNS. > > The DC has only been promoted today... I am tring to remove > AD as I am getting Event ID: 16650 repeating through Event Viewer :- > > The account-identifier allocator failed to initialize > properly. The record data contains the NT error code that > caused the failure. Windows 2000 will retry the > initialization until it succeeds; until that time, account > creation will be denied on this Domain Controller. Please > look for other SAM event logs that may indicate the exact > reason for the failure. > > I want to remove AD - rename the box- then install AD again. > > Any ideas people? > > + I have been through EventID.net and looked at q263624 but > with no luck > + :O > ( > > > TIA > > Robert Rutherford > MIS Department - DEK > +44 (0)1305 208232 > +44 (0)7970 122362 > > > > ******************************************************************** > This E-mail and any files transmitted with it are in > commercial confidence and intended solely for the use of > the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this E-mail in error please notify the > Administrator by E-mail ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). > > Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of > DEK Printing Machines Ltd., or its affiliates. > ******************************************************************** > This footnote signifies that this message has been > checked for viruses using Norton and McAfee. > ******************************************************************** > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
