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Right... You can use REPLMON in the support tools to force a replication
event. Do this from the PDCe, then when you get the pop-up box, tell it to
push replication to all replication partners.
If you have a very large site, you may want to wait a bit then do a force
from each bridgehead.
--
Ryan Hanisco
MCSE, MCDBA
FlagShip Integration Services
Chicago, IL
"Ziek" <ziek@nomail.net> wrote in message
news:u6YLiYOTFHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> can you not force replication instead of waiting each time you demote for
> the change to replicate across the entire enterprise?
>
> "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:u1BYxkMTFHA.3636@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Then I would simply run dcpromo on each Domain Controller. Give it time
> to
>> replicate the removal of that Domain Controller through out the entire
>> forest. Then run dcpromo on the second Domain Controller. Give that
>> time
>> to replicate through out the entire forest. Continue until you have
>> reach
>> the final Domain Controller in that test domain. On this one make sure
> the
>> check the 'This is the last Domain Controller for xxxxx domain".
>>
>> --
>> Cary W. Shultz
>> Roanoke, VA 24012
>> Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>>
>>
http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
>>
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ziek" <ziek@nomail.net> wrote in message
>> news:OZvmEYMTFHA.3952@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> > We dont' want to keep any objects in that domain.
>> > Yes, it was a test domain and we played around and now want to start
> from
>> > scratch...
>> >
>> >
>> > "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> > news:#v24K2LTFHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> >> Opps,
>> >>
>> >> Did I miss the part where you want to keep the user account objects
>> >> and
>> >> computer account objects?
>> >>
>> >> Not sure that I understand why you want to remove a sub-domain
> completely
>> >> and then bring it back....using the same domain name and names for
> Domain
>> >> Controllers and the like. Seems pointless to me! Or, since it was a
>> > 'test'
>> >> domain did you guys play around with a lot of things, possibly
>> >> breaking
>> >> things in the process to learn how to fix things but were not quite
> able
>> > to
>> >> fix things completely?
>> >>
>> >> You could also use ntdsutil to check things.......but be very careful
>> >> with
>> >> this tool!
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Cary W. Shultz
>> >> Roanoke, VA 24012
>> >> Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>> >>
>> >>
http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
>> >>
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]" <cwshultz@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> >> news:euGEYkLTFHA.3280@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Ziek,
>> >> >
>> >> > I would simply run dcpromo on the DCs in the 'test' domain. When
>> >> > you
>> > run
>> >> > dcpromo on the last DC of that 'test' domain then you need to make
> sure
>> >> > that you select the 'This is the last Domain Controller of this
> Domain'
>> >> > check box. Or is it a radio button? Pretty sure that it is a check
>> > box.
>> >> > Anyway, the point is that you would remove it like you would any
> other.
>> >> > Just give it a lot of time so that replication has happened
> throughout
>> >> > your entire environment. But I think that you are clear on this.
>> >> >
>> >> > How to make sure that all of the DCs are actually gone? You could
>> >> > start
>> >> > by looking at ADSIEdit.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Cary W. Shultz
>> >> > Roanoke, VA 24012
>> >> > Microsoft Active Directory MVP
>> >> >
>> >> >
http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
>> >> >
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Ziek" <ziek@nomail.net> wrote in message
>> >> > news:O0CXw$ETFHA.1896@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> We created a subdomain for test purposes (don't ask) and now we
> would
>> >> >> like
>> >> >> to demote all DC's in this domain and kill the subdomain
>> >> >> completely,
>> > then
>> >> >> we
>> >> >> would like to re-create this domain and use it for production
> purposes
>> >> >> (same
>> >> >> domain name, same DC names, etc..)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If we have a large forest that spans quite a few geographic areas,
> do
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> need
>> >> >> to make sure that after all DC's have been demoted for this domain,
>> > that
>> >> >> all
>> >> >> other DC's in the forest have updated themselves through
>> >> >> replication
>> > that
>> >> >> this domain no longer exists, before dcpromo'ing a new DC for this
>> >> >> domain?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> How can I ensure that the domain and all DC references are
> completely
>> >> >> removed from AD accross my forest, prior to re-creating it, so that
> I
>> >> >> don't
>> >> >> get conflicts?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
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