Re: dcpromo /forceremoval does not work

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From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:38:21 -0600

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1a0101c4fcdd$b69979e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> you can reference Q216498 and use ntdsutil to permantely
> get rid of it, just make sure you read all the way through
> the procedure before beginning. You can then use ADSI edit
> to cleanup anything remaining. good luck!

Are you saying you can use NTDSUtil to remove AD
from the SAME machine that is the DC? 

-- 
Herb Martin
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1a0101c4fcdd$b69979e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> you can reference Q216498 and use ntdsutil to permantely
> get rid of it, just make sure you read all the way through
> the procedure before beginning. You can then use ADSI edit
> to cleanup anything remaining. good luck!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Hi Herb
> >
> >yepp, Win2k Server, running SP3. forceremoval was added
> in SP2.
> >
> >cheers, mike
> >
> >"Herb Martin" wrote:
> >
> >> "Mike_68" <Mike_68@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >> news:00F69D98-3DBB-41B4-9CAD-
> D0543019253C@microsoft.com...
> >> > I tried to demote a domain controller by force with
> dcpromo /forceremoval.
> >> It
> >> > used to be the secondary domain controller in a
> domain and i have no
> >> > connection to the primary DC available. However, it
> doesn't want to play
> >> > along and mocks me with the simple error
> message "Failed finding a
> >> suitable
> >> > domain controller for domain ....".
> >> >
> >> > How can I demote this PC now?
> >>
> >> Is this DC sufficiently updated to have that switch?
> >>
> >> Somewhere between SP2 and Sp4 they added that.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Herb Martin
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Thank you very much for your help!
> >> > cheers, mike
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >.
> >

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