transfer root forest domain controller

[fmg]

I have a forst with two tree(two domain).
now I want to remove one domain that is root forest domain.
I transfered Domain Nameing Master and Schema Master rules
and Global Catalog to new other domain but when I run
dcpromo it say can not uninstall Active Directory becouse
other tree depends on it.
How I unistall AD from root forest tree?

 

[Nathan]

I suspect this is a case of trashing the forest and
starting again with the configuration you actually want.

The forest root domain is absolutely the start, I don't
think this can be changed.

However, I have heard windows 2003 servers can handle
forest migration - so maybe you can get another server
(win 2003) add this to the domain, then do forest
migration to move domain 2 out of the forest into a new
one!!, I am not sure, but may be worth investigating.

 

[Jimmy Andersson [MVP]]

I've never heard of forest migration in W2K3, but you can use ADMTv2 to
migrate objects between forests.
I think that you think about cross-forest trusts, but that's another
thing...

Regards,
/Jimmy

 

[fmg]

I could not to install new server and I have about 300
clients that are member of my domain.
I want to remove old domain thats root forest doamin.
Are there any way to do this?
Regards
F.M.G.

 

[David Fisher [MSFT]]

Hello.

You will be unable to completely remove the forest root domain. Perhaps
your only option is to simply reduce the forest root domain to a single
domain controller (or recommended two for fault-tolerance) and leave it as
an "empty" root domain.

If the root domain is lost, the entire forest will no longer be usable.

Best Regards,
David Fisher
Enterprise Platform Support

 

[fmg]

Hello
I want to transfer forest root domain to second doamin
and then remove the first domain.
thanks
F.M.G.

 

[fmg]

Hello
I want to transfer forest root domain to second domain
and then remove first domain.
Thanks
F.M.G.

 

[Aleksey Tchekmarev]

There are no means to do this, really!
The AD architecture doesn't permit this operation even in W2003.