Removing Domain Controller problems

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James

Hi all,

I am trying to remove a DC, but the DC hasn't synced in 1 1/2 years!
What can I do to remove it?

The domain has 2 sites, first site has 2 DC working fine. This site
(second site) has one DC. I want to replace the current DC and put in
a new one.

When I run DCpromo to remove it I get "Logon Failure: Target account
name is invalid". I have checked DNS and such, have googled the error,
but so far am empty handed.

Any help would be appreciated.
 
James said:
Hi all,

I am trying to remove a DC, but the DC hasn't synced in 1 1/2 years!
What can I do to remove it?
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If it has the latest Service packs (4+ for instance) then you
can "DCPromo /forcedremoval", but you will also need to
(eventually) do "NTDSUtil metadata cleanup".

BTW: Since a DC from 1 1/2 years ago has not been online,
are you making BACKUPS?
The domain has 2 sites, first site has 2 DC working fine. This site
(second site) has one DC. I want to replace the current DC and put in
a new one.
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DCPromo the new one, DCPromo (demoting) the current one.
When I run DCpromo to remove it I get "Logon Failure: Target account
name is invalid". I have checked DNS and such, have googled the error,
but so far am empty handed.
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forcedremoval should help.
 
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