R
Rashid
TRYING TO DELETE REDUNDANT OBJECT IN AD
I previously created a domain as part of an existing
forest. I later removed this machine from the domain using
dcpromo and stipulated it was the last domain controller
for that sub domain. This server has since been
decomissioned, however
I still have an entry in Active Directory Sites and
services for this server.
I managed to remove AD connections for this object, but
when I try to delete server or the NTDS settings through
AD sites and servers I get the message "DSA object can not
be deleted".
According to the Knowledge base the way to remove it is to
run metadata cleanup in NTDSUTIL, which I ran as follows;
Ntsdsutil, metadata cleanup, connections, connect to
server "X".
At this point I get the message when trying to bind to the
server I get the error
"DsbindW error 0x6ba the RPC server is unavailable", n.b.
I expect this as the server no longer exists, but I am
merely running the utility verbatim as per the
instructions.
If I try to carry on regardless, i.e. type quit and return
to metadata cleanup and type select operations target,
list domains I can not proceed.
If I connect to a different live server and do a list
domains I can see the redundant domain.
If I select the number of the redundant domain I get
"no current site
no current server
no current domain naming context"
On running list active servers in site:
"No active site list".
My question is this, am I running this utility correctly?
Is there an alternate means of removing redundant Domain
controllers or domains?
Am I missing something in this procedure?
I previously created a domain as part of an existing
forest. I later removed this machine from the domain using
dcpromo and stipulated it was the last domain controller
for that sub domain. This server has since been
decomissioned, however
I still have an entry in Active Directory Sites and
services for this server.
I managed to remove AD connections for this object, but
when I try to delete server or the NTDS settings through
AD sites and servers I get the message "DSA object can not
be deleted".
According to the Knowledge base the way to remove it is to
run metadata cleanup in NTDSUTIL, which I ran as follows;
Ntsdsutil, metadata cleanup, connections, connect to
server "X".
At this point I get the message when trying to bind to the
server I get the error
"DsbindW error 0x6ba the RPC server is unavailable", n.b.
I expect this as the server no longer exists, but I am
merely running the utility verbatim as per the
instructions.
If I try to carry on regardless, i.e. type quit and return
to metadata cleanup and type select operations target,
list domains I can not proceed.
If I connect to a different live server and do a list
domains I can see the redundant domain.
If I select the number of the redundant domain I get
"no current site
no current server
no current domain naming context"
On running list active servers in site:
"No active site list".
My question is this, am I running this utility correctly?
Is there an alternate means of removing redundant Domain
controllers or domains?
Am I missing something in this procedure?