DsRemoveDsDomainW error 0x20ab

[Guest]

hi all,

i'm trying to remove an orphaned domain from our active directory using
ntdsutil but getting the
DsRemoveDsDomainW error 0x20ab error. i've gone through the articles from
microsoft ...but it doesnt help.

can anyone help step by step how to do it ....i guess we must use adsiedit
or ldp...

plz help

regards

kryshzt

 

[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;230306

Have you reviewed the one above?

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[Yusuf Dikmenoglu [MVP]]

Hi there,

DsRemoveDsDomainW error 0x20ab error. i've gone through the
articles from microsoft ...but it doesnt help.

if the article from Paul does not help, try this one:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235416/en-us

 

[Guest]

hi there,

i've already gone through both article...but it doesnt help. In fact when i
go to adsiedit , when i go to configuration partion =>partition , i do find
the orphaned child domains. but when i try to delete , i get the following
message :

" a referral was returned from the server" and i cant delete the object.

please advise

kryshzt

 

[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

What kind of messages are you getting in the Event Log?

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[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

See if this helps as well
http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=6166

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[Guest]

hi Paul,

acccording to the link u provided , we must first seize all the FSMO roles .
our problem is originating from here . we are not being able to seize the
domain naming master role because the domains cannot locate a global catalog
server.

the global catalog server is not being able to be assigned becuase the DCs
are trying replication with the orphaned child domains.

errors being logged are :

event id :1599
event id :1578
event id :1110
event id :1265
event id :1126

regards

kryshzt

 

[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

When you are attempting to seize the domain naming master have you attached
to working dc? I would do this operation from a DC that is a GC and is a
dns server if possible. When you are running ntdsutil when you are
attaching to a dc are you specifying a good dc?

Are you following the steps from:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;255504

Not sure why that you have to seize the Domain Naming master fsmo role since
that should reside in the forest root and you said you lost a child domain.
Have you lost other servers in the root domain?

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[Guest]

hi paul,

sorry i didn't mention in the beginning , our first dc has crashed due to
hardware failure . as it was holding all the fmso roles and gc , we are
trying to seize these roles on a new server and thats we are getting all
these problems .the administrator that who was working before i join the
company has carried out lot of tests leaving numerous orphaned child domain
and now i'm in a real mesh.

 

[Paul Bergson [MVP-DS]]

Ok. Sounds tough. Did you follow my previous steps?

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[Jorge de Almeida Pinto [MVP - DS]]

0x20ab error
# for hex 0x20ab / decimal 8363 :
ERROR_DS_NO_CROSSREF_FOR_NC winerror.h
# The cross reference for the specified naming context could
# not be found.
# 1 matches found for "0x20ab"


* how many DCs in de forest root domain?
* is the domain naming FSMO available ? (NETDOM QUERY FSMO) If not, seize
the FSMO roles
(http://blogs.dirteam.com/blogs/jorge/archive/2006/01/05/373.aspx)
* Is replication working OK?

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