Manually remove a DC that has failed...

[sierrapacific]

I have a old server that had the hard drive failed that was only used for remote dial-in and it was a Windows NT 4.0 server. I would like to remove it from active directory because it was also a BDC. The server no longer runs, so is there a way to delete the servers entries in AD?

 

[msworld]

You may need to use NTDSUTIL to clean it. This search result may help,

The DSA object cannot be deleted
Situation: The client has one NT4 BDC in their windows 2000 domain. ... Also use NTDSUTIL to check the domain lists and make sure it is clean. ...

http://www.howtonetworking.com/casestudy/dc1.htm

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

[sierrapacific]

The old NT 4.0 server is not running anymore, so I can't bind to it in AD. Any thoughts?

 

[markdmac]

Use the script in my FAQ faq96-4733

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[sierrapacific]

Turns out that it didn't have much information in AD but its name and container, so I used adsiedit and removed the name from the domain controller container.

 

[markdmac]

I would verify with the script that you got it all.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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http://www.thespidersparlor.com/vbscript