RE: Unable to promote a new server

Will do. SERVER3 was indeed a clean install. The only thing we did after
installing the OS was to add it to the domain and attempt promotion.

Joseph

"Ada Pan [MSFT]" wrote:

Hello Joseph,

After reviewing the post log, I recommend you go to %system
root%\System32\Config\Netlogon.dns, renamed the netlogon.dns and
netlogon.dnb and restart the netlogon service, and then run dcpromo again.

If you still cannot promote the DC successfully, please try the following
approach:

1. Offline or shutdown the DC Server3.

2. Use NTDSUtil.exe to clean up the data for the DC Server3 on your current
DC by referring to the following MS KB article:

216498: Removing Active Directory Data After an Unsuccessful Demotion
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498

HINT: You may also use the metacleaner.vbs from the following links to
cleanup data in AD database instead:

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=4733

http://groups.google.co.jp/group/Active-Directory/browse_thread/thread/ca695
d30142157e3/28c9c2cd1837d38a?lnk=st&q=metacleaner&rnum=1&hl=en-28c9c2cd1837d
38a

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3. Rebuild Server3 as a clean installation and then join it into your
domain. Promote the server to DC again.

If this problem persists, please generate a Directory Services Edition
(Mpsrpt_dirsvc.exe) of MPS report on this new DC. For detailed
instructions, please refer to the following MS KB article:

818742.KB.EN-US Overview of the Microsoft Configuration Capture Utility
(MPS_REPORTS)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;818742

HINT: Please send all the files to me at v-adapan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the
following email subject:
35733452-Microsoft has responded to your post in
microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory - (Your post's original
Date: 29 Sep 2006)

Hope this helps!

Regards,

Ada Pan

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