Re: insufficient access rights to delete dc
From: Paul McGuire (paulmcguire_at__no_spam_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/14/04
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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:31:41 -0500
You need to do a metadata cleanup with ntdsutil.exe Follow the steps in
this KB article and then after you complete this you need to use adsiedit
and remove any left over stuff from crashed DC and then make sure dns is
clean. After this you can then dcpromo rebuilt server.
HOW TO: Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful Domain
Controller Demotion
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=216498
HTH
Paul
"Yor Suiris" <yor@hallgroupNOT.net> wrote in message
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> Lost a DC (ungracfully) and need to delete it from AD. But when using
> ADSIedit (As Per MS Doc 216498) to do so I get "insufficient access rights
> to perform the operation". I am using an account that is a memeber of
> Schema Admin, Enterprise Admin, Domain Admin, and even Local Admin. So who
> has more rights?
> Now I need to rebuild a machine with the same name as it was a Certificate
> Server & IIS gateway and I would rather not go through it all again. I
have
> transfred or seized all roles.
> I did try an restore, installed enough software to try a System State
> Restore, so as to gracefully demote or move things. But end up with a blue
> screen and an inaccessible boot device error. I tried three times in the
> last two days. So I want to forget the restore and rebuild (I would have
> finished it yesterday if I had not held out hope for the restore).
> And Yes I have backed up the IIS and Certificate stuff in preparation of
> creating a new server with the same name (as per MS Doc 298138 & 302573)
> I am currently ready to do DCpromo but still have old entries in AD for
the
> name I want to use.
> Any suggestions out there?
> Thanks for your time...
> --
> Yor Suiris
> Remove the kNOT to reply.
> But it is best to share it with the group.
>
>
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