Re: How to delete ACtive Directory in DC2

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well, according with Frank Röder

to active directory manually.
Navigate to:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ProductOptions]
Change "ProductType"="LanmanNT" to "ProductType"="ServerNT"
Restart the server. Delete the NTDS Folder.
This way is not supported by Microsoft!


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I hope that the information above helps you

Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator

"Herman He" <hermanhe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello Jorge,

thanks for your help, demotion and Cleanup are possibles because are in
DC1, but, how can I change my DC2 into a single PC pertaining to domain, I
mean, I can't demoted DC2 neither change from domain, because in its
properties appears with *unknow* domain, and doesn't have any option to
change it.

Do you know a command in order to remove it from current domain

Thanks .


"Jorge Silva" <jorgesilva_pt@xxxxxxxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje
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Hi

Disconnect the 2nd DC from network.

than perform metadata cleanup:
How to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain
controller demotion
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216498
Clean up server metadata
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/012793ee-5e8c-4a5c-9f66-4a486a7114fd1033.mspx?mfr=true

You need to manually remove the DC from Active directory and Sites.

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I hope that the information above helps you

Good Luck
Jorge Silva
MCSA
Systems Administrator

"Herman He" <hermanhe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi, my 2nd. DC fails, doesn't have any FSMO neither GC, just AD.

Now, when start shows the follow message:

lsass.exe - Error del sistema
Error de inicialización del Administrador de cuentas de seguridad por
el
siguiente error: No se puede iniciar el servicio de directorio. Estado
del
error: 0xc00002e1. Haga click en aceptar para apagar este sistema y
reiniciar en modo a prueba de errores, vea el registro de sucesos para
información más detallada.

And, when before goes shutdown sends its last message:
"Active Directory está generando los índices", but nothing happens in
next reboot.

How can I demote it, I tried with GUI, later with dcpromo /forceremoval
but nothing help, when I review it PC properties appears without domain
joining, just shows *Desconocido* (it means *unknow*).

Note: I forget my last backup state, it runs Win2k3 R2. thanx.









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