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In this case it is going to be easier to do a dcpromo /forceremoval then clean up the metadata and promote the box again. &nbsp;If you need links/steps we can provide those.<br />
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What caused the DC to not replicate for such a long period of time?<br />
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Thanks<br />
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Mike
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In this case it is going to be easier to do a dcpromo /forceremoval then clean up the metadata and promote the box again.  If you need links/steps we can provide those.

What caused the DC to not replicate for such a long period of time?

Thanks

Mike

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server2003 domain<br />
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I need some of the information on an older domain controller and I would like to force it to replicate with the other domain controllers, even though it has been out of contact past the permitted period.<br />
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How can I force replication with this domain controller past the tombstone date?<br />
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Thanks.
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server2003 domain

I need some of the information on an older domain controller and I would like to force it to replicate with the other domain controllers, even though it has been out of contact past the permitted period.

How can I force replication with this domain controller past the tombstone date?

Thanks.

How to force replication with a domain controller that has an expired tombstone.

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

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