What are the odds????

[GotNoClue]

What are the odds that I can run dcpromo to remove the last domain controller from a remote domain using terminal server?

Anyone ever tried?

 

[GlenJohnson]

First thought, why would you want to?

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[GotNoClue]

Remote domain in the UK. Don't wish to give admin password to them for our root domain. Certainly I could change it, but would rather do this myself than to ask them to do it.

 

[GlenJohnson]

Change the password on the machine you want to demote, then give them that password. You always want a live body by a machine you're running dcpromo. Good luck.

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[GotNoClue]

But during dcpromo are they not asked to log in as the Root domain admin? I didn't think you could run dcpromo without logging in as the admin of the forest root.

 

[GlenJohnson]

Sorry, you are correct. This is to show you have the authority to demote/promote the server.

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