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Demoting a 2003 DC 2

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ison67

ison67

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Sep 4, 2007
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I'm demoting one of the DC's on my network. I'm running dcpromo, just got a few questions. Why does it me to specify an administrators password and is it refering to the Domain or the local admin account?

It's not a GC and it doesn't hold any roles and it not the last one...

Regards,
DJ
 
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It is replacing the local admin account. Remeber when you promo the server to be a DC, the local rights are removed. Hence when you demote the server, it puts them back.
 
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Demoting when well, but now I'm getting DNS errors, 4011, 4015, and 4004. I'm off to search google, but any help would be great?

Regards,DJ
 
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It it was AD integrated DNS, it's no longer going to work on that server, since it's no longer a DC. You need to either remove DNS or configure it as a stand alone DNS server.

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While lookup how to do that, I tryed to remote in from another server and it won't let me. I went to check out the users, I'm a bit confused.. the only two user are unknown and the domain admin... The domain admin account is the one I'm logged on with, but I can't remote in with it... I can't add users either, when I try it says the computer is a domain controller and I need to use AD users and groups...and that's not an option now..

I was thinking maybe I need to reboot, but this is a server at a remote location, so I don't want to risk locking myself out... Please any info that can clear this up, would be great.


Regards,
DJ
Thanks for all the help!
 
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I rebooted and now I can reach it remotely... I'll have to wait til the staff gets there tomorrow at noon. As you can tell this is the first one I've demoted.

Ok, We use intergrated DNS and this server was also a DNS server, how do I remove it from intergrated DNS?

Thanks for all the help,
DJ

 
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If I uninstall DNS from the server, will it remove it from intergrated DNS on the other DC's or do I still have to go in and remove it from all the records?

Regards,
DJ
 
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Just uninstall DNS and you will be fine. The integrated will still be on the other DC's also, make sure none of the existing DC's are pointing their DNS to that demoted server. (NIC Properties)
 
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Thanks! Tek-tips is the best!

Regards,
DJ
 
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When you say make sure none of the dc's are pointing their DNS to that demoted server? I don't quite follow you. Which records in DNS do I need to delete or change? There are so many under each server. Do I need to through and delete all instances of the demoted server? It just seems like there should be an easier way..

Regards,
DJ
 
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no, I am talking about the NIC manually assigned DNS server IP's when you put in the DC's static address.
 
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The demoted server will not be able to handle any form of authentication requests, if you keep the zone by making it not AD integrated you will still have those SRV records which will point to your now demoted server along with the possible others. You wouldnt want your other DC's pointing to this as it will be inaccurate, and if you are just keeping it to host a zone for something simple like a website or whatnot, you would only need the pertinent records that relate to that sites zone (www, subdomain, blah, etc..)

Clear as mud?



Cory
 
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I know ya'll are starting think I've got to be crazy. But it is clear as mud.... Ok, you say uninstall DNS.... do you mean delete the server I demoted and then delete it from all the entries that list the demoted server in intergraded DNS from the other servers? Or am I missing something?

Regards,
DJ
 
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Just uninstall DNS in Add/Remove Programs.

Just DO IT! :)

When that's done, look in DNS on another DC and verify that there are no lingering DNS records pointing to the old server. And make sure all servers that are statically assigned IP addresses aren't configured to use the old server for DNS.

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