how to remove NTBDC from windows 2000 AD

[edwinhunt]

hello all,

can someone please tell me how to properly remove a Windows NT BDC on a Windows 2000 AD? as you know, unlike in 2000, there is no way to demote a domain controller in windows NT to a member server. i tried just turning off the server for about a week then after checking all the eventlogs on all my servers, i tried just deleting the account from the active directory console then going to domain controller container. right click on the server then delete but it didn't work. i got an error message saying that it cannot delete it. can you please tell me how to do this?

thanks a lot!

-ed

 

[bofhrevenge2]

Apparently.

http://searchwinsystems.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid68_gci960653,00.html

"Horsey to king bish three

 

[ITPangaeaArchitect]

you need to perform a metadata cleanup of the server after you remove it from your environment...then it needs to be reloaded

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498

-Brandon Wilson
MCSE00/03, MCSA:Messaging, MCSA03, A+
almost got a paragraph there