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David Szpunar

Using Ntdsutil.exe to transfer or seize FSMO roles to a domain controller - 0 views

  • An administrator gracefully demotes a role-holding domain controller by using the Active Directory Installation Wizard. This wizard reassigns any locally-held roles to an existing domain controller in the forest. Demotions that are performed by using the dcpromo /forceremoval command leave FSMO roles in an invalid state until they are reassigned by an administrator.
  • ntdsutil /metadata cleanup
  • To transfer the FSMO roles by using the Ntdsutil utility, follow these steps:
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  • To seize the FSMO roles by using the Ntdsutil utility, follow these steps:
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    This article describes how to use the Ntdsutil.exe utility to transfer or to seize Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles (using the command line).
David Szpunar

How to view and transfer FSMO roles in Windows Server 2003 (GUI) - 0 views

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    This article describes how to transfer Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) roles (also known as operations master roles) by using the Active Directory snap-in tools in Microsoft Management Console (MMC) in Windows Server 2003 (using the GUI).
David Szpunar

How to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion... - 0 views

  • Procedure 1: Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later service packs only
  • Type select operation target and press ENTER.
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      This selects the server name that you want to delete/cleanup.
  • Type connect to server servername,
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      This connects to an existing, active Domain Controller, where the deletion will be performed.
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    This article describes how to remove data in Active Directory after an unsuccessful domain controller demotion, using the command line (ntdsutil).
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