how to demote a domain controller that no longer exists?
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['In the command line, type ntdsutil and press enter. ... ', 'At the Ntdsutil: prompt, type metadata cleanup. ... ', "At the 'metadata cleanup:' prompt, type connections and press Enter. ... ", "In 'server connections:', type : ... ", "Type 'q' in server connections to quit and press Enter to return to the metadata cleanup prompt."]
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['In the Remove Roles and Features wizard, click Server Selection on the left, and then click Server Roles below it.', 'In the list of roles on the right, deselect Active Directory Domain Services.']
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At 'Remove Server Roles' click Next, & and at 'Remove Features' click Next. 5.) Remove the checkbox from the Active Directory Domain Services role. NOTE: This does not actually remove the role, but signals the wizard to offer the option to demote.
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['Log in to an on-premises domain controller using a Domain or Enterprise administrator account.', 'Open Active Directory Domains and Trusts.', 'Right-click the domain and select Properties.', 'On the Trust tab, select New trust.', 'Select Next on the New Trust Wizard.']
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['Open the Active Directory Administrative Center from the Start menu.', 'In the left pane, click the domain name and select the Deleted Objects container under it.', 'Select the deleted object, and click the Restore button in the right pane.']
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['On a domain controller, click Start, and then click Run.', 'In Open (or Run), type dcpromo to open the Active Directory Installation Wizard, and then click Next.', 'On the Remove Active Directory page, click Next, and then continue to follow the wizard.']
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Open the DNS console (Start -> All Programs -> Administrative Tools-> DNS). Right-click the _msdcs zone or folder and select Delete. Confirm that you wish to delete the zone or folder.
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['Step 1- Log in to the domain controller as administrator. A standard domain user account is not in the local Administrators group and will not have the proper permissions to configure Group Policies.', 'Step 2 - Launch the Group Policy Management Tool. ... ', 'Step 3 - Navigate to the desired OU. ... ', 'Step 4 - Edit the Group Policy.']
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To perform an authoritative restoration, you must first recover AD from a backup by performing the following steps: Restart the domain controller (DC) of interest. When you see the menu to select the OS, press F8. From the Windows Advanced Options Menu, select Directory Services Restore Mode, then press Enter.
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Type quit, and press Enter until you return to the command prompt to remove the failed server object from the sites. In Active Directory Users and Computers, expand the domain controllers container. Delete the computer object associated with the failed domain controller.
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['Run Server Manager.', 'If you have not already done so, install the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role. ... ', 'Scroll down to Advanced Tools -> AD DS Tools. ... ', 'Select Existing forest -> Add a domain controller to an existing domain.']
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Type list servers in site and press Enter. This will list all servers in that site with a corresponding number. Type select server <number→ and press Enter, where <number→ refers to the domain controller to be removed. Type 'q' to quit and press Enter.
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Use Server Manager to remove the Active Directory Domain Services Role. Launch Server Manager, select the Manage drop down menu, select Remove roles and features. Review the Before You Begin page, Click Next.
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Double-click Servers, click your domain controller, right-click NTDS Settings, and then click Properties. On the General tab, click to clear the Global catalog check box to remove the role of global catalog from this server.
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['The Manage menu on the main dashboard, using Remove Roles and Features.', 'Click AD DS or All Servers on the navigation pane. Scroll down to the Roles and Features section. Right-click Active Directory Domain Services in the Roles and Features list and click Remove Role or Feature.']
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['Navigate to start and type dsac.exe. Open “Active Directory Administrative Centre”.', 'In the left pane click domain name and select the “Deleted Objects” container in the context menu.', 'Right-click the container and click “Restore” to restore the deleted objects.']
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Click the name of the domain controller from which you want to remove the metadata, and then click OK. Expand the site of the domain controller that was forcibly removed, expand Servers, expand the name of the domain controller, right-click the NTDS Settings object, and then click Delete.