Removing Orphaned Server

[Linn Allen]

I have a single domain running two WIN2K Servers both of
which are Domain Controllers. At some point in the past
one of the servers failed (server1) and was replaced by a
new server (server2). Server1 will never return. Server1
had apparently been the forest root DC and had held all
the FSMO roles. I have seized all FSMO roles to server2
and I am now trying to address all of the Event Viewer
error messages that I am receiving.

I am getting a great deal of replication traffic errors
all of which reference off not being able to contact
server1. When I go into ADUC and look in Domain
Controllers server1 is still listed. When I try to delete
it I get an error message telling me that I can't delete
this object even though it no longer physically exists on
the network.

How do I remove server1 as an AD object and allow server2
to assume the role as the forest root DC?

 

[Tim Hines [MSFT]]

You will need to perform a metadata cleanup in order to remove the old DC.
Take a look at the following article.

216498 HOW TO: Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498


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Windows 2000 Directory Services

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[Matjaz Ladava [MVP]]

Use steps described in
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;216498 to clean
AD metabase.

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Matjaz Ladava, MCSE, MCSA, MVP
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory

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[Linn Allen]

-----Original Message-----
Use steps described in
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us% 3b216498 to clean
AD metabase.

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Matjaz Ladava, MCSE, MCSA, MVP
Microsoft MVP - Active Directory

(e-mail address removed)
http://ladava.com




.
Thanks for your help. I do remember doing this from

class. Now I can get rid of all the garbage errors and
look towards the actual problems. Thanks again.

 

[Linn Allen]

-----Original Message-----
You will need to perform a metadata cleanup in order to remove the old DC.
Take a look at the following article.

216498 HOW TO: Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216498


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Tim Hines, MCSE, MCSA
Windows 2000 Directory Services

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.
Thanks for your help. I do remember doing this from

class. Now I can get rid of all the garbage errors and
look towards the actual problems. Thanks again.