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But I do need it to be stored in AD, I dont want anything ito the zone to change.
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But I do need it to be stored in AD, I dont want anything ito the zone to change.

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You cannot have a DNS zone stored in AD if the DNS server is not a domain controller.<br />
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This is why you are receiving the error when trying to DCPROMO
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You cannot have a DNS zone stored in AD if the DNS server is not a domain controller.

This is why you are receiving the error when trying to DCPROMO

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Why would you want to do a forceremoval, it's a failry simply fix!!
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Why would you want to do a forceremoval, it's a failry simply fix!!

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As mentioned - worst case scenario only if the DC will not demote gracefully.
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As mentioned - worst case scenario only if the DC will not demote gracefully.

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But the reason it will not demote gracefully is because it has a zone on it which is AD integrated, it's a simple fix.
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But the reason it will not demote gracefully is because it has a zone on it which is AD integrated, it's a simple fix.

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Hi, having trouble demoting a domain controller (2008 integrated DNS)<br />
I get an error complaining about this dc being the last dns for the following ad integrated zone.<br />
This is a primary zone (not the same domain that the dc itself is on), ad integrated, accepting secure and non-secure updates.<br />
thnks.
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Hi, having trouble demoting a domain controller (2008 integrated DNS)
I get an error complaining about this dc being the last dns for the following ad integrated zone.
This is a primary zone (not the same domain that the dc itself is on), ad integrated, accepting secure and non-secure updates.
thnks.

Cannot demote dc - Last DNS server for zone

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The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.