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Error Demoting a Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller
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When I ran DCPROMO to remove a 2008 R2 domain controller from our domain with a 2019 Standard DC, I received this error:
Active Directory Domain Services could not transfer the remaining data in directory partition DC=ForestDNSZones,DC=ourdomain,DC=com to \OUR2019SRVR.ourdomain.com
A dsquery I ran references a server no longer part of the domain:
CN=NTDS Settings\0ADEL:764e2527-7deb-4368-aeaa-a522d42264b5,CN=OLDSERVER\0ADEL: 99118ba6-6bfa-4ae4-a825-a569473329d4,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Si tes,CN=Configuration,DC=ourdomain,DC=com
I wasn't sure if I should run the fixfsmo.vbs script I found at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/error-run-adprep-rodcprep-command. I'm not well versed in scripts and wasn't 100% certain if this would replace the reference to the old server with our current DC that holds all FSMO roles. Any ideas or suggestions greatly appreciated.
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John DeV
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Hello Mike,
I'm John an Independent Advisor and a Windows user like you. I'll be happy to assist you today.
I want to apologize that this is just a consumer forum. Due to the scope of your question involving Windows Server 2008 and 2019, I recommend posting your query on Microsoft Site Q&A which is a technical community platform where most of the members were IT professionals that would greatly help you with the issue. They have IT experts there that can assist you better especially about Windows Servers, Active Directory and Group Policy configurations, etc.
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Kind regards,
John DeV
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Anonymous
2021-07-07T13:23:58+00:00 Thanks very much - I've posted it on the Q&A. Appreciate the quick response.
Mike