The steps in KB article 216498 should walk you through deleting the
remaining data through adsiedit. You also need to make sure that there are
no lingering DNS records in the _msdcs folder for the forward lookup zone
and that there are no left over objects for that server in AD Sites and
Services.
Mike
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| Thanks, It worked. The problem now is that after I demoted the server it
is
| still there in AD sites and services. When I try to delete it says that
"the
| DSA object can not be deleted". How can I get rid of it?
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| | > Look at the following two articles. The first details the process to
| > actually demote the machine forcefully. The second describes the
process
| > of cleaning up the remnants in AD when you're done.
| >
| > 332199 Using the DCPROMO /FORCEREMOVAL Command to Force the Demotion of
| > Active
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=332199
| >
| > 216498 HOW TO: Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful
| Domain
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498
| >
| > Let me know if these don't point you to the resolution.
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| > Mike Shepperd MCSE Windows 2000/NT 4.0
| > Support Engineer
| > Enterprise Platforms Support
| > Directory Services Team
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| > | I rename on of my domain controllers without demoting it. Sorry it
was a
| > | mistake. Now, I can not demote this server anymore. It says that RPC
is
| > | unavailable even though RPC is running on all my domain servers.
| > |
| > | MY old server name is still showing in my AD sites and servers. When I
| > tried
| > | to delete it says "the DSA object can not be deleted". Any ideas?
| > |
| > |
| > | Thanks
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