Re: Running DCPROMO issues

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Pat,

Like Paul said:  if this is the only domain in the forest and you want to 
get rid of it (the domain and the forest) then you might want to simply 
dcpromo /forceremoval and be done with it.  However, let's try a couple of 
things.  But, before we get going we might need some more information.  Here 
are my questions:

1) is there a DNS Server in this domain?  How many are there?
2) in the IP Configuration, to what DNS Server(s) do DC2 and DC3 point?
3) if you want to learn about how to do a metadata cleanup this might be a 
good time.  Using ntdsutil you might want to clean up any references to DC1. 
This will help.
4) is the a Global Catalog Server in this Domain?  If yes, which DC(s)?
5) which DCs hold which of the five FSMO roles?  If DC1 holds any of them 
you will have to use ntdsutil to seize it/them to another DC.

Basically, you would want to make sure that at least one of the remaining 
DCs is also a DNS Server and a Global Catalog Server.  You also want to make 
sure that all five of the FSMO Roles are held by an existing DC.  Once you 
clean all this up you can run dcpromo on DC2 to remove it ( make sure that 
before you do this you change the IP Configuration so that it is not 
pointing to itself in DNS - in other words, that it points only to DC3).

When it comes time to dcpromo DC3 you would just make sure the check the 
"This is the last Domain Controller in the Domain", or whatever the text is. 
Have you created any Application Partitions?

Now, I realize that this might be overkill for you.  If you really just want 
to be done with it, try the /forceremoval switch that Paul mentioned.  If 
you want a little practice - and have the time - then play with it for the 
experience.

-- 
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA  24012

"Pat" <Pat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:8061077C-2990-4892-9ECB-A2E811D7C3EF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a development AD that was used awhile back but is no longer needed 
>it
> consisted of 3 domain controllers
>
> DC1,DC2 and DC3 which was also used as a development server.
>
> DC1 DIED
> DC2 IS NO LONGER NEEDED
> DC3 I NEED STILL FOR DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION
>
> I tried to demote DC2 but it said it needed to talk to DC1 which is dead
> I powered down DC2 and tried to demote DC3 and it wanted to talk to DC1 
> and
> DC2
>
> I basically don't care what happens to the Development Domain, my goal is
> that I want to keep only DC3 as a development server but no longer want it 
> to
> be a DC in this domain, I want to get rid of the role of DC and want to 
> add
> it to our Main corporate domain.
>
> Is there a way to drop this role and get around the issues I am 
> encountering?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pat
>
> 


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