Re: Removing NT Domain remenants

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From: David Armstrong (DavidArmstrong_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:15:03 -0800

Chris,

Thank you for bringing the netdom utility to my attention. I will take a
look at it and post back here if the problem is not resolved.

"Chriss3 [MVP]" wrote:

> Hello David,
> Have you verified the trust really is gone.
> You can use netdoom a command line based tool as well to remove trusts.
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/sag_ADtrust_Revoke.asp
>
> --
> Regards
> Christoffer Andersson
> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>
> No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
> ------------------------------------------------
> http://www.chrisse.se - Active Directory Tips
>
> "David Armstrong" <DavidArmstrong@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i
> meddelandet news:0B7E1F25-3784-4B66-A2FC-42C6CD24D939@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > Over the course of the last year, I have upgraded a network compromised of
> > two seperate domains running NT 4.0, to a single domain running Active
> > Directory on Windows Server 2000 and 2003 domain controllers.
> >
> > Even though I have moved all of the domain controllers, member servers and
> > workstations over to the new domain, the old domain still shows up when
> > browsing Microsoft Windows Networks under My Network Places.
> >
> > There was a single NT 4.0 server as the PDC for the old domain. From that
> > server I removed all of the trusts to the other domains. In Server
> > Manager I
> > removed the remaining two BDCs from the domain. One of those BDCs was one
> > of
> > the currently active Windows 2000 DCs running AD and acting as a GC
> > server.
> > After doing that I logged onto the Windows 2000 box and removed the trusts
> > with the Active Directory Domains and Trusts tool.
> >
> > I need some help determining where I went wrong. When I try to access the
> > old domain via Explorer, I get an error message:
> >
> > <domain> is not accessible. ... Device is not connected.
> >
> > The domain also shows up as an option during the login process, in the
> > Domain selection box on Windows 2000 and XP workstations. Obviously there
> > is
> > some remenant of the domain hidden somewhere, I just can't find it. Any
> > insights and advice are greatly appreciated.
>
>
>

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