Re: Demote 1st DC Error

From: Don Wilwol (wilwol_at_capital.net)
Date: 02/11/05

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    The roles do not transfer automatically. You must transfer the roles to the
    new server. I have an article post on my blog, or you can look in the W2k3
    help files for step by steps to transfer the five fsmo roles. Make sure DNS
    and WINS is also not on the server you are demoting. Make sure all machines
    are pointed to a running DNS/WINS server. You should then be able to demote
    the first one. 

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Hope it helps...........
dw
Don Wilwol
http://spaces.msn.com/members/wilwol/
"pprice" <pprice@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:7853395C-3C5D-4743-A390-5632F704B66C@microsoft.com...
>I have just migrated from NT 4.0 domain to 2003 Server Active Directory
> Domain.  I used an "temporary" server to establish the new domain.
> (installed NT server and made it the primary DC.)  I then upgraded the
> temporary server to 2003.  After it was up and funtioning properly, I 
> added
> my new, permanent 2003 server to the network and added DNS and ran 
> dcpromo.
> It is up and funcitoning properly.
>
> My problem is when I try to demote the "temporary" server  some of the 
> roles
> transfered to the permanent server, but I get an error as follows:
>
> The operation failed because:
>
> Activbe directory coul nto find another domain controller to transfer the
> remaining data in directory partition 
> DC=ComainDnsZones,DC-ice_midwest,DC=com.
>
> "The specified domain either does not exits or could not be contacted."
>
> Any ideas how to resolve the issue and successfull demote the temporary 
> CD?
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