Re: Error When Removing AD from BDC

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the link isnt seeming to work, just brings me to an error page. Could you
let me know another way to get the script? The server i am trying to demote
is a backup domain controller.

"Paul Bergson" wrote:

> The information supplied isn't enough to provide much assistance and there
> are no PDC's or BDC's with Active Directory loaded on them. So I'm making
> the assumption this is really a Domain Controller. If you could find any
> EventId's in the Event log this would help or run some diagnostics against
> this domain.
>
> Otherwise if you need to remove this dc from the domain you will have to do
> a dcpromo /forceremoval (Which should demote the server) but before you do
> you should move any fsmo roles off of this server. To check to see if it
> holds any from a command prompt type in: netdom query fsmo (The server
> tools if not loaded can be installed from the server install cd). If this
> dc holds any roles they should be transferred before you do the demotion.
> Next do the demotion and follow that up with a cleaning of the metadata of
> AD.
>
> Transfer FSMO roles gracefully:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255690&Product=win2000
>
> Cleaning up metadata
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498
>
>
> To run diagnostics against your Active Directory domain:
>
> If you don't have the tools installed, install them from your server install
> disk.
> d:\support\tools\setup.exe
>
> Run dcdiag and netdiag in verbose mode.
>
> If you download a gui script I wrote it should be simple to set and run. It
> also has the option to run individual tests without having to learn all the
> switch options. The details will be output in notepad text files that pop
> up automagically.
>
> The script is at http://pbbergs.dynu.com/windows/windows.htm, download it
> and save it to c:\program files\support tools\
>
> Just select both dcdiag and netdiag make sure verbose is set. (Leave the
> default settings for dcdiag as set when selected)
>
> When complete search for fail, error and warning messages.
>
>
> --
>
> Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "jennyjen" <jennyjen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:57A37EC1-B04A-42DF-A8AD-2BC7EB3B249F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > when i am running DCPROMO on this BDC to remove active directory from
> > it..it
> > gets so far and then gives me the error below:
> >
> > The Operation failed because:
> > the attempt to configure the machine account <server> on server
> > <server.domain> failed
> > "Not enough quota avaliable to process this command"
> >
> > any research i have found on this error says it may have to do with a page
> > file size. I have increased that and i am still getting this error.
> > Please
> > give me any advice you have...thanks so much in advance.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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