Curious - how long had this server been in production as a member server
before you did the original DC promo?

Also, you mentioned that it is running as a print server and as an AV mgmt
console before promoting it? Which AV product were/are you running on it?

Was it running any other functions/roles/applications?

Jonathan - Thumb typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is)
on the Verizon network.
On Jan 28, 2011 4:21 AM, "Graeme Carstairs" <[email protected]> wrote:
> were going to attempt to restore the C: Drive, to a previous state,
metadata
> clean up rejoin and leave it as is, doing its print server job, and AV
> management console, then commision a new DC.
>
>
> Thanks for the advice.
>
> It was what I was thinking of doing but, wanted to check there was no way
to
> fix the system.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Graeme
>
>
> On 27 January 2011 22:24, Free, Bob <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I don’t disagree but it’s entirely possible to reuse DC names, we have
>> been using the same ones for many years through numerous lifecycles. Our
DCs
>> today have the same names they did in the NT master account domain, even
>> though there are a few less of them. For better or worse, people seem to
>> develop an affinity for the names of core services.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:02 PM
>>
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* RE: 2008 Server Ran DCPROMO into existing domain and it says
it
>> completed succesfully but on reboot, NLA, Base filtering etc wont start
>>
>>
>>
>> +1
>>
>>
>>
>> I would also add that I would never create another server with that same
>> name (I’m old school, most people disagree with that one). :-P
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael B. Smith
>>
>> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>>
>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Christopher Bodnar [mailto:[email protected]]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 3:56 PM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Re: 2008 Server Ran DCPROMO into existing domain and it says
it
>> completed succesfully but on reboot, NLA, Base filtering etc wont start
>>
>>
>>
>> Hopefully this is not the only DC in the domain? Does it hold any FSMO
>> roles? I'd go through this process to scrub it from the domain:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498
>>
>> Then rebuild the OS from scratch, then DCPROMO it back up
>>
>>
>> Chris Bodnar, MCSE
>> Technical Support III
>> Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services
>> Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
>> Email: [email protected]
>> Phone: 610-807-6459
>> Fax: 610-807-6003
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Graeme Carstairs <[email protected]>
>> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]
>> >
>> Date: 01/27/2011 03:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: 2008 Server Ran DCPROMO into existing domain and it
>> says it completed succesfully but on reboot, NLA, Base filtering etc wont
>> start
>> ------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Tried that,
>>
>> It wont remove as the File replication service wont start, due to
>> dependancy service not being ound or being marked for deletion.
>>
>> Its a pain,
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Graeme
>>
>>
>> On 27 January 2011 18:00, Free, Bob <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Exactly what I was going to suggest. Wouldn’t consider anything else,
>> something is hosed in the OS.
>>
>>
>>
>> Followed by flatten and reinstall OS J
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] *
>> Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 9:51 AM
>>
>> *
>> To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* RE: 2008 Server Ran DCPROMO into existing domain and it says
it
>> completed succesfully but on reboot, NLA, Base filtering etc wont start
>>
>>
>>
>> “Dcpromo /forceremoval” and then metadata cleanup.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael B. Smith
>>
>> Consultant and Exchange MVP
>>
>> http://TheEssentialExchange.com <http://theessentialexchange.com/>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Graeme Carstairs [mailto:[email protected]] *
>> Sent:* Thursday, January 27, 2011 12:36 PM*
>> To:* NT System Admin Issues*
>> Subject:* 2008 Server Ran DCPROMO into existing domain and it says it
>> completed succesfully but on reboot, NLA, Base filtering etc wont start
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>> I am having some serious issues with a newley promoted 2008 DC.
>>
>>
>>
>> DCPROMO completed succesfully, and then I restarted the server, and
>> from there it all went wrong.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The following services wont start giving access denied errors,
>>
>>
>>
>> Base Filering Engine
>>
>> DHCP Client
>>
>> Diagnostic Policy Service
>>
>> Windows Time
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The following give the Dependency service doesnt exist or has been marked
>> for Deletion.
>>
>> DNS Server
>>
>> File Replication Services
>>
>> IKE and Auth IP
>>
>> Intersite Messaging
>>
>> Kerberos
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dependancy Service or Group Failed ot Start
>>
>>
>>
>> IPSEC Policy Agent
>>
>> Windows FIrewall
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> The NLS and NLA services also werent starting but I fixed them but the
only
>> way I could get them to start was to give everyon full control to the reg
>> key, but I tried for BFE and that didnt work, and for obvious reason I
dont
>> want that to work,.
>>
>>
>>
>> I tried to DCPROMO it down but it would not let me as it was running
domain
>> services.
>>
>>
>>
>> any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Graeme
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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