I have 3 domain controllers with DNS on all 3. They all
have the Active Directory-Integrated domain for our
network.

Can I delete the domain from one of the servers - Can you
delete an Active Directory-Integrated domain from a domain
controller.

Will this delete the domain from all the domain controller
servers?

Thanks

In news:24d401c419d1$49f2ba80$(E-Mail Removed),
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Then Kevin replied below:
> I have 3 domain controllers with DNS on all 3. They all
> have the Active Directory-Integrated domain for our
> network.
>
> Can I delete the domain from one of the servers - Can you
> delete an Active Directory-Integrated domain from a domain
> controller.

If you do, it will delete the zone from all servers.

>
> Will this delete the domain from all the domain controller
> servers?


Yes.

If the zone is Active Directory integrated it will be replicated to all DCs
in the domain with DNS installed.
If you don't want one particular DC from hosting DNS you will need to
uninstall DNS on that DC or use standard primary zones which is not
recommended if DDNS is enabled.


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In news:%(E-Mail Removed),
Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] <(E-Mail Removed)> posted their thoughts,
then I offered mine
> In news:24d401c419d1$49f2ba80$(E-Mail Removed),
> Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> posted a question
> Then Kevin replied below:
>> I have 3 domain controllers with DNS on all 3. They all
>> have the Active Directory-Integrated domain for our
>> network.
>>
>> Can I delete the domain from one of the servers - Can you
>> delete an Active Directory-Integrated domain from a domain
>> controller.
>
> If you do, it will delete the zone from all servers.
>
>>
>> Will this delete the domain from all the domain controller
>> servers?
>
>
> Yes.
>
> If the zone is Active Directory integrated it will be replicated to
> all DCs in the domain with DNS installed.
> If you don't want one particular DC from hosting DNS you will need to
> uninstall DNS on that DC or use standard primary zones which is not
> recommended if DDNS is enabled.
>



Not sure what you mean here Kevin. If you delete the zone from one of the
DC/DNS servers, even if the zone is AD Integrated, you're only removing it
from that specific DC/DNS server and not from the actual AD database. So the
zones will still remain on the other DC/DNS servers and remain AD
Integrated.

Never tested it, but I believe if you remove the zone from all DNS servers,
I believe the zone will still remain in the AD database, which can be
verified with ADSI Edit. I guess I'll have to test it one day. I think the
only way to remove it from the AD database is if on any of the servers, you
change the zone type to a Primary, then it yanks it out of AD (which the
change gets replicated to the other DCs).

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Ace, that is not correct. If it's AD-intg, deleting it from one server will
delete it from the other servers.

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"Ace Fekay [MVP]"
<PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In news:%(E-Mail Removed),
> Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] <(E-Mail Removed)> posted their thoughts,
> then I offered mine
> > In news:24d401c419d1$49f2ba80$(E-Mail Removed),
> > Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> posted a question
> > Then Kevin replied below:
> >> I have 3 domain controllers with DNS on all 3. They all
> >> have the Active Directory-Integrated domain for our
> >> network.
> >>
> >> Can I delete the domain from one of the servers - Can you
> >> delete an Active Directory-Integrated domain from a domain
> >> controller.
> >
> > If you do, it will delete the zone from all servers.
> >
> >>
> >> Will this delete the domain from all the domain controller
> >> servers?
> >
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> > If the zone is Active Directory integrated it will be replicated to
> > all DCs in the domain with DNS installed.
> > If you don't want one particular DC from hosting DNS you will need to
> > uninstall DNS on that DC or use standard primary zones which is not
> > recommended if DDNS is enabled.
> >
>
>
>
> Not sure what you mean here Kevin. If you delete the zone from one of the
> DC/DNS servers, even if the zone is AD Integrated, you're only removing it
> from that specific DC/DNS server and not from the actual AD database. So
the
> zones will still remain on the other DC/DNS servers and remain AD
> Integrated.
>
> Never tested it, but I believe if you remove the zone from all DNS
servers,
> I believe the zone will still remain in the AD database, which can be
> verified with ADSI Edit. I guess I'll have to test it one day. I think the
> only way to remove it from the AD database is if on any of the servers,
you
> change the zone type to a Primary, then it yanks it out of AD (which the
> change gets replicated to the other DCs).
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties and confers no
> rights.
>
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> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
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>
>

In news:%(E-Mail Removed),
Deji Akomolafe <(E-Mail Removed)> posted their thoughts, then
I offered mine
> Ace, that is not correct. If it's AD-intg, deleting it from one
> server will delete it from the other servers.
>

Deleting the zone or making it Primary then deleting it?

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In news:%(E-Mail Removed),
Deji Akomolafe <(E-Mail Removed)> posted their thoughts, then
I offered mine
> Ace, that is not correct. If it's AD-intg, deleting it from one
> server will delete it from the other servers.
>

I haven't tested this, but I can't see why deleting the zone on one DC/DNS
server would affect the others, unless it interprets it as the zone being
deleted out of AD?

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It won't. If someone is worried, they can first make it
a secondary and then delete that -- takes 10 seconds.

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> In news:%(E-Mail Removed),
> Deji Akomolafe <(E-Mail Removed)> posted their thoughts,
then
> I offered mine
> > Ace, that is not correct. If it's AD-intg, deleting it from one
> > server will delete it from the other servers.
> >
>
> I haven't tested this, but I can't see why deleting the zone on one DC/DNS
> server would affect the others, unless it interprets it as the zone being
> deleted out of AD?
>
> --
> Regards,
> Ace
>
> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can benefit.
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>-----Original Message-----
>In news:%(E-Mail Removed),
>Kevin D. Goodknecht [MVP] <(E-Mail Removed)> posted
their thoughts,
>then I offered mine
>> In news:24d401c419d1$49f2ba80$(E-Mail Removed),
>> Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> posted a
question
>> Then Kevin replied below:
>>> I have 3 domain controllers with DNS on all 3. They
all
>>> have the Active Directory-Integrated domain for our
>>> network.
>>>
>>> Can I delete the domain from one of the servers - Can
you
>>> delete an Active Directory-Integrated domain from a
domain
>>> controller.
>>
>> If you do, it will delete the zone from all servers.
>>
>>>
>>> Will this delete the domain from all the domain
controller
>>> servers?
>>
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> If the zone is Active Directory integrated it will be
replicated to
>> all DCs in the domain with DNS installed.
>> If you don't want one particular DC from hosting DNS
you will need to
>> uninstall DNS on that DC or use standard primary zones
which is not
>> recommended if DDNS is enabled.
>>
>
>
>
>Not sure what you mean here Kevin. If you delete the zone
from one of the
>DC/DNS servers, even if the zone is AD Integrated, you're
only removing it
>from that specific DC/DNS server and not from the actual
AD database. So the
>zones will still remain on the other DC/DNS servers and
remain AD
>Integrated.
>
>Never tested it, but I believe if you remove the zone
from all DNS servers,
>I believe the zone will still remain in the AD database,
which can be
>verified with ADSI Edit. I guess I'll have to test it one
day. I think the
>only way to remove it from the AD database is if on any
of the servers, you
>change the zone type to a Primary, then it yanks it out
of AD (which the
>change gets replicated to the other DCs).
>
>--
>Regards,
>Ace
>
>Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can
benefit.
>This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties and
confers no
>rights.
>
>Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
>Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
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>=================================
>
>
>.
>

What I am trying to accomplish is the following:

I want to remove the AD-Integrated zone on one server only
and create a Standard Primary for the same domain name but
with external IP addresses. This way I can assign this
server as one of my Public DNS Servers.

But I do not want to delete the zone if it will replicate
and delete the AD-Integrated zone from all servers

Thank for any help

> I want to remove the AD-Integrated zone on one server only
> and create a Standard Primary for the same domain name but
> with external IP addresses. This way I can assign this
> server as one of my Public DNS Servers.

You shouldn't have a "publicly accessible DC" so DCPromo to
non-DC and switching to Primary (easy) will work.

Also you really should let your Registrar hold your external
DNS if that is a choice -- ISP is second best. You doing it
is a poor choice except for the largest companies (large in
terms of Internet presence.)

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If its an AD-Integrated zone you can't make a secondary

>-----Original Message-----
>It won't. If someone is worried, they can first make it
>a secondary and then delete that -- takes 10 seconds.
>
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><PleaseSubstituteMyActualFirstName&(E-Mail Removed)
m> wrote in
>message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> In news:%(E-Mail Removed),
>> Deji Akomolafe <(E-Mail Removed)> posted
their thoughts,
>then
>> I offered mine
>> > Ace, that is not correct. If it's AD-intg, deleting
it from one
>> > server will delete it from the other servers.
>> >
>>
>> I haven't tested this, but I can't see why deleting the
zone on one DC/DNS
>> server would affect the others, unless it interprets it
as the zone being
>> deleted out of AD?
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Ace
>>
>> Please direct all replies to the newsgroup so all can
benefit.
>> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties and
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>> rights.
>>
>> Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
>> Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
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>>
>>
>
>
>.
>