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Delete non-existant Domain Controller

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by stevoooooo

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We recently got three servers in a rack running Active Directory on Win2k Server, and they keep trying to talk with a server that is no longer part of their setup. I would like to maintain the existing setup without having to reinstall the whole thing.
Is there a way that I can remove this non-existant DC? DCpromo will not complete it's removal.

Thanks,
Steve

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by joshg

Check out MS Knowledge Base article Q216364. Had same issue, renamed a DC and AD kept trying to talk to it as well as the new name.

by stevoooooo

Thanks for the link. A secondary article in that Q link had the answer. Check out "Q216498 Removing Active Directory Data After an Unsuccessful Demotion". It worked like a charm. Thanks!!

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