I think if you move the current computer into a workgroup, make the changes in AD, then put it back into the domain you'll be fine. Others may have additional input.
Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com <mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> From: Jim Slattery [mailto:jslatt...@medexassist.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 2:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Removing missing DC metadata We have a file server that shares a name with an old DC that failed. Instead of removing the metadata for the DC, someone just installed a new server with the same name. That name now unfortunately is held by our main file server. I need to remove the DC metadata, but need to leave the server up and running. My question is this... if I run this kind of operation: http://www.petri.co.il/delete_failed_dcs_from_ad.htm <http://www.petri.co.il/delete_failed_dcs_from_ad.htm> or http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498 <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498> ...is the current server still going to be in the domain as a member server? I haven't slept well in a few days, and I'm exhausted, so if the answer to this question is obvious, please don't beat up on me too much. I just don't want to create more problems while trying to solve another. TIA Jim Slattery Systems Administrator, MEDEX Global Group 410-308-7931 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
