Re: Can't remove old server from server list in active Directory
From: Chris Clarke-Williams (chrisc_w_at_yahoo-dot-co-dot-uk)
Date: 07/07/04
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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 01:42:25 -0700
Thanks Paul, I have just found the right stuff on the CD
to install and at last the defunct server is gone.
>-----Original Message-----
>What you need to use is part of the support tools.
Install these from the
>Windows Server CD-ROM and then navigate to Start\Windows
Server Support
>Tools\ADSIEdit
>
>Now finish what is listed in the KB I posted and then
rebuild.
>
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>"Jim Singh" <jsingh07@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:u8UGd63YEHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>ADschema snap in is adsiedit
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:2753701c46377$647936a0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> I have successfully registered schmmgmt.dll.
>>
>> On starting MMC and going to Console ->
Add/RemoveSnapin -
>> > Add
>>
>> I get a list of stanalone snap ins in alphabetical
>> order. There is not one called ADSIEdit. I have
>>
>> Active Directory Domains and Trusts
>>
>> Active Directory Schema
>>
>> Active Directory Sites and services
>>
>> Active Directory Users and Computers.
>>
>> Is it one of these that I am meant to be using?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >you have to manually install the adsiedit tool;
>> >go to command prompt and type the following:
>> >
>> >regsvr32 schmmgmt.dll
>> >
>> >- after this go to start - run- mmc
>> >- in the mmc, click file- add/remove snap-in - add -
>> > here you will see the adsi edit tool
>> >
>> >in order to do a metadata cleanup of you disposed DC,
>> connect to another
>> >healthy DC in ntdsutil.exe utility.
>> >
>> >- Jim
>> >
>> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >news:2763101c46373$08505dd0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> Paul,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks very much for your help. The metadat
cleanup
>> >> aprt of the Microsoft support article seemed to work
>> >> really well. If I run through the select operation
>> >> target procedure the server I wan to rebuild is no
>> longer
>> >> listed. The article then says I should use
something
>> >> called ADSIEdit to delete the Domain Controller
name.
>> >>
>> >> I do not appear to have a program called ADSIEdit
and I
>> >> still get "Tthe DSA Object cannot be deleted" if I
try
>> to
>> >> delete it from the list in Active Directory Users
and
>> >> Computers, Domain Controlers.
>> >>
>> >> Do I need to do anything else before trying to
rebuild
>> >> the system?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Chris
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >You'll need to perform a metadata clean up and then
>> you
>> >> can rebuild a new DC with the same name and IP, etc.
>> >> >
>> >> >You wont need to remove the SRV records that point
to
>> >> DC, GC, etc. Only the GUID CName.
>> >> >
>> >> >Have a look at this article for how to do this:
>> >> > -- http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >--
>> >> >
>> >> >Paul.
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"Chris Clarke-Williams" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Due to a power brown out we lost the use of our
>> >> original
>> >> >> domain controller and had to transfer all
the 'PDC'
>> >> roles
>> >> >> to another. Everything seems to be working and
>> both
>> >> >> servers now agree who is the new 'PDC'.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I do have a problem which is that I can't remove
the
>> >> old
>> >> >> sever from the list of servers if I try I get a
>> >> message
>> >> >> saying "The DSA object cannot be deleted" Do I
>> also
>> >> >> need to remove it anywhere else?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Does anyone know what the DSA object is and
whether
>> or
>> >> >> not there is a way round this as I'd like to set
the
>> >> >> original machine back up using the same name and
IP.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Also I have SRV records for all three domain
>> >> controllers
>> >> >> in DNS, should I remove the ones reffering to the
>> >> >> original server I have checked that records for
all
>> >> >> services point to the other servers.
>> >> >>
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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