this process can be used on systems that crash and won't boot, hence you can no longer run dcpromo on it. It's a bit brute force, but works fine, I've used it on several client sites with no apparent issues.
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:49 AM, John Bowles <[email protected]>wrote: > But don’t I have to get it out of Restore Mode first before I can attempt > to run DCPROMO? I’ve seen the metadata cleanup article which has come in > handy a few times J > > > > *From:* Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:44 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Win2K3 DC in Active Directory Recovery Mode > > > > you can run the process for removing a 'phantom' failed DC ... > > here's a pretty good link to describe the process : > > http://www.petri.co.il/delete_failed_dcs_from_ad.htm > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 10:36 AM, John Bowles <[email protected]> > wrote: > > All- > > > > I have a W2K3 DC that is currently sitting in AD recovery mode. I want to > demote this DC and get rid of this toaster, I’m gonna go out on a limb and > say I can’t run DCPROMO on the box and remove it. How would I get a server > like that removed from DS? > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > John Bowles > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
