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Removing a Domain and Trusts from the Tree Root

Hi,

Is it possible to remove a domain and associated two way trusts from the tree root, when building a test domain controller we have accidently created a test domain under the tree root instead of entirely separate (stupid I know) but now we cannot remove it. I have seen this article

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/ServerHelp/a7277eea-221f-45b6-9acb-259482a0169a.mspx

and it says it cannot be done is this true?

Please really need help with this one.

Cheers,

Warks

Nirmal Sharma

Remove it using Ntdsutil metadata cleanup command.
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Article/ArticleID/13415/13415.html

blurterboy

Have you tried removing it?

THe only problem you should have is the operations master roles if this was the first domain

Warkem

ASKER

Hi,

Removing it would be prefereable but when it tries to erase it from the schema i get an error saying "The RPC server is unavailable". The RPC services have been started and are running on all Domain Controllers in question. Any ideas?

Cheers

Nirmal Sharma

RPC server is trying to contact DNS server. Check your DNS server in the question.

Warkem

ASKER

Yeah I thought of that the DNS settings are correct, I can ping the primary DNS from the server I am trying to remove as well.

Warkem

ASKER

I think I just solved it,

see;

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=251307

then

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/230306/EN-US/

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