Issue trying to remove computer account

[robinrowe]

Hi everyone -

We're trying to remove a computer account in AD for a computer that no longer exists. Getting this error: "Object is a container and contains other objects. Are you sure you want to delete object and the objects it contains? This operation could take a long time if contains a large number of objects." It is, however, a machine. It errors after we answer YES - the error we receive is "The object (or some of the objects it contains) cannot be deleted because: Access is denied."

(I tried to delete this and so did another admin - we both get the same error. We are both using domain administrator accounts.) The machine account was disabled so we tried reenabling the machine account and deleting it - same error.

A few more tidbits:
- This is in the same OU as all of our other machines.
- The machine is history so we have no physical access to the box anymore.

Any tools, tips, etc. that anyone can share would be very much appreciated!

Thank you!
Robin

 

[robinrowe]

Nevermind, found the answer to my own problem. Thanks anyway folks. In active directory users and computers click on View -> click on "Advanced Features". Once you turn that on, when you look at properties of a object, you will notice another tab called security. Check to see who has permissions for this particular object.

Apparently this was changed.