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Dariusq,<br />
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&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Thanks for the article, that is exactly what I was looking for. &nbsp;The FSMO roles are not on that DC so we should be good there. <br />
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Thanks,<br />
Ash<br />
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Dariusq,

           Thanks for the article, that is exactly what I was looking for.  The FSMO roles are not on that DC so we should be good there.

Thanks,
Ash
   

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We currently have 3 domain controllers(Windows 2003). &nbsp;One of them was used for DR purposes and has not been turned on for a long time. &nbsp;What is the best way to delete the domain controller from our AD forest without turning on the domain controller?<br />
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Ash
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We currently have 3 domain controllers(Windows 2003).  One of them was used for DR purposes and has not been turned on for a long time.  What is the best way to delete the domain controller from our AD forest without turning on the domain controller?

Ash

Remove a non-existant domain controller

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