Removing phantom DC with ntdsutil

[Guest]

While trying to remove a phantom DC within my Domain (first let it be known
this is a test enviroment and i did not do a gracefull dcpromo for testing
purposes) using ntdsutil i get down to the list domains command and i see my
domain when i go to select my domain number this is what i get

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\shaskell>ntdsutil
ntdsutil: metadata cleanup
metadata cleanup: connections
server connections: set creds posey.local shaskell caselogic
server connections: connect to server server01
Binding to server01 as user(shaskell) in domain(posey.local) ...
Connected to server01 as user(shaskell) in domain(posey.local) ...
server connections: quit
metadata cleanup: select operation target
select operation target: list domains
Found 1 domain(s)
0 - DC=posey,DC=local
select operation target: select domain 0
No current site
Domain - DC=posey,DC=local
No current server
No current Naming Context
select operation target:

Anybody have an answer to this? i am trying to prepare for worst case
scenario disater recovery

TIA

 

[Jorge_de_Almeida_Pinto]

While trying to remove a phantom DC within my Domain (first
let it be known
this is a test enviroment and i did not do a gracefull dcpromo
for testing
purposes) using ntdsutil i get down to the list domains
command and i see my
domain when i go to select my domain number this is what i get

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

Cocuments and Settingsshaskell>ntdsutil
ntdsutil: metadata cleanup
metadata cleanup: connections
server connections: set creds posey.local shaskell caselogic
server connections: connect to server server01
Binding to server01 as user(shaskell) in domain(posey.local)
...
Connected to server01 as user(shaskell) in domain(posey.local)
...
server connections: quit
metadata cleanup: select operation target
select operation target: list domains
Found 1 domain(s)
0 - DC=posey,DC=local
select operation target: select domain 0
No current site
Domain - DC=posey,DC=local
No current server
No current Naming Context
select operation target:

Anybody have an answer to this? i am trying to prepare for
worst case
scenario disater recovery

TIA

continue with:
List sites
select site
List servers for domain in site
select server

 

[Guest]

Same suituation no current sserver
no current naming context

While trying to remove a phantom DC within my Domain (first
let it be known
this is a test enviroment and i did not do a gracefull dcpromo
for testing
purposes) using ntdsutil i get down to the list domains
command and i see my
domain when i go to select my domain number this is what i get

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

Cocuments and Settingsshaskell>ntdsutil
ntdsutil: metadata cleanup
metadata cleanup: connections
server connections: set creds posey.local shaskell caselogic
server connections: connect to server server01
Binding to server01 as user(shaskell) in domain(posey.local)
...
Connected to server01 as user(shaskell) in domain(posey.local)
...
server connections: quit
metadata cleanup: select operation target
select operation target: list domains
Found 1 domain(s)
0 - DC=posey,DC=local
select operation target: select domain 0
No current site
Domain - DC=posey,DC=local
No current server
No current Naming Context
select operation target:

Anybody have an answer to this? i am trying to prepare for
worst case
scenario disater recovery

TIA

continue with:
List sites
select site
List servers for domain in site
select server

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[Guest]

figured it out thanks

Same suituation no current sserver
no current naming context

While trying to remove a phantom DC within my Domain (first
let it be known
this is a test enviroment and i did not do a gracefull dcpromo
for testing
purposes) using ntdsutil i get down to the list domains
command and i see my
domain when i go to select my domain number this is what i get

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

Cocuments and Settingsshaskell>ntdsutil
ntdsutil: metadata cleanup
metadata cleanup: connections
server connections: set creds posey.local shaskell caselogic
server connections: connect to server server01
Binding to server01 as user(shaskell) in domain(posey.local)
...
Connected to server01 as user(shaskell) in domain(posey.local)
...
server connections: quit
metadata cleanup: select operation target
select operation target: list domains
Found 1 domain(s)
0 - DC=posey,DC=local
select operation target: select domain 0
No current site
Domain - DC=posey,DC=local
No current server
No current Naming Context
select operation target:

Anybody have an answer to this? i am trying to prepare for
worst case
scenario disater recovery

TIA

continue with:
List sites
select site
List servers for domain in site
select server

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