Re: Can't delete an old domain controller
- From: "Rich" <rstringer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:20:55 -0400
Helo Cary,
Thanks for the quick reply.
Ok, I'm running ntdsutil and believe that I have found that at the ntdsutil
prompt, I need to:
1. Metadata cleanup <enter>
2. At Metadata cleanup prompt, Connect to the server (domain controller in
question).
3. Select operation target <enter> leaving me at the Select operation
target prompt.
At this point, I don't seem to be able to establish the connection to the
DC. I am assuming that this is the correct course. I don't know if I'm
assuming correctly or just using incorrect syntax.
Can you "guide" me a little further? Am I on the right track?
Thanks,
Rich
"Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OwxgHd$SFHA.3056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Rich,
>
> It is a really great thing that you are doing this at home. This is how I
> started doing things ( well, in a spare office at work......but same
> concept! Well, for full disclosure, I had a home network setup as well ).
>
> Install the Support Tools from the Windows Service Pack CD-Media. I would
> suggest doing this on all of your servers. Or, even better yet, on the
> workstation that you will use to do all of the 'Admin' stuff. There are
> some really neat tools included in the Support Tools. The ones that you
> will most likely use often would be repadmin, replmon, dcdiag, netdiag and
> netdom.
>
> I would also suggest that you install ADModify ( do a google for the link
> to download this awesome little application ). This will help when you
> have bulk changes to make ( say that the company were to move and you
> needed to change the address for 300 user account objects.....that would
> be a long day! ADModify does this for you in about three seconds! The
> other thing to do would be to learn ADSI! ).
>
> Now, to your question:
>
> Take a look at ntdsutil and do a metadata cleanup. I will intentionally
> not provide a link to the MSKB Article that gives you the step-by-step
> instructions. This is not to be a turkey, but to allow you the discovery
> process. The things that I used to find when I was looking for
> something.....
>
> Anyway, google will be your friend in this search. I would suggest that
> you take a look in the MSKB articles ( er, that is the Microsoft Knowledge
> Base ) as well as in this newsgroup. There will be a lot of things to
> find!
>
> If you have anymore questions or need more help you know where to find us!
>
> --
> Cary W. Shultz
> Roanoke, VA 24012
> Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>
> http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
> http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>
>
>
> "Rich" <rstringer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:e2paKU$SFHA.2840@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a Win2K home network which I run basically as a test lab to teach
>> myself various things. Initially, I had to domain controllers (server01
>> and server02). Server02 no longer exists on the network. It is however
>> still in AD. AD will not allow me to delete it either from AD Sites and
>> Services or AD Users & Computers.
>>
>> Questions:
>> 1. Whenever I remove a computer, especially a server, should it be
>> deleted from AD before being removed from the network?
>>
>> 2. Why won't AD allow me to delete it?
>>
>> 3. How can I get it deleted from AD?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Rich
>>
>
>
.
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