[Samba] Remove dead server from domain.

[Alex Matthews]

Hi all,

Sorry to bump my own thread but are there any suggestions for this issue?

Thanks,

Alex

On 05/12/2012 12:53, Thomas Simmons wrote:
> Just to note, I have seen the same problem deleting "real" Windows 
> Server DCs with rc4 and rc5. The first time I try deleting the DC via 
> ADUC, I get the error:
>
> *Windows cannot delete object LDAP://10.1.1.254/CN=ADC2,OU=Domain 
> <http://10.1.1.254/CN=ADC2,OU=Domain> 
> Controllers,DC=internal,DC=testdom,DC=com because:
> The parameter is incorrect.
>
> On subsequent tries, the following error is displayed:
>
> Windows cannot delete object LDAP://10.1.1.254/CN=ADC2,OU=Domain 
> <http://10.1.1.254/CN=ADC2,OU=Domain> 
> Controllers,DC=internal,DC=testdom,DC=com because:
> The specified module could not be found.*
> *
> *
> *My testing has shown that Windows Servers often fail to demote in 
> various circumstances, so a solution to remove them from AD would be 
> very useful.*
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 7:36 AM, Alex Matthews 
> <qoole.samba at lillimoth.com <mailto:qoole.samba at lillimoth.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hiya,
>
>
>     I have an S4 domain running that I added another S4 machine to as
>     an extra domain controller. That machine, unfotunately died (quite
>     spectacularly I must say, think magic blue smoke). I would like to
>     remove the dead domain controller from the domain.
>
>     In ADUC I can see the DC under 'Domain Controllers' but when I try
>     to delete it (having ticked the 'permanently offline' box) I get
>     the following error:
>
>     "Windows cannot delete object
>     LDAP://tainan.internal.stmaryscollege.co.uk/CN=PEFW01,OU=Domain
>     <http://tainan.internal.stmaryscollege.co.uk/CN=PEFW01,OU=Domain>
>     Controllers,DC=internal,DC=stmaryscollege,DC=co,DC=uk because:
>
>     The specified module could not be found."
>
>     Is there a command line tool that I could try (samba-tool doesn't
>     seem to have an option to remove the machine).
>
>     Any other suggestions?
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     Alex
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