Child domain

A few months ago, my boss request me for create two new child domains. Time passes and his ideas never came real, so when I try to deleted a child domain from the domains list, an error appears

Active Director
The DSA object cannot be deleted
... and just the OK butto

How can I delete this name??
Thank
Luis Ramo

Laura
Thu Jan 08 12:36:11 CST 2004

In article <141582FA-9E84-407A-AD68-7E29CF6EBD4C@microsoft.com>,
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com says...
> A few months ago, my boss request me for create two new child domains. Time passes and his ideas never came real, so when I try to deleted a child domain from the domains list, an error appears:
>
> Active Directory
> The DSA object cannot be deleted.
> ... and just the OK buttom
>
> How can I delete this name???
>
Did you ever actually *create* the domains by installing DCs in them?

Laura

anonymous
Thu Jan 08 13:21:10 CST 2004

Dear Laura
I did not create DCs on them, just promoved to child domains.
Thanks
Luis Ramos

Politician
Thu Jan 08 13:29:58 CST 2004

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> promoved

Promove (verb): to be promote someone due to their bowel movement.

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Laura
Thu Jan 08 14:11:40 CST 2004

In article <29FF07D2-FAEE-45E7-BE93-1680B505B7EE@microsoft.com>,
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com says...
> Dear Laura
> I did not create DCs on them, just promoved to child domains.
> Thanks
> Luis Ramos
>
I'm not understanding what this means, sorry. How did you create the
child domains? Please outline the steps you took. Thank you.

Laura

Rowdy
Thu Jan 08 14:40:38 CST 2004

Laura A. Robinson <use_first_initial_and_last_name@technologist.com> wrote
in news:MPG.1a67838b8441bca89896c7@nn.bloomberg.com:

> In article <29FF07D2-FAEE-45E7-BE93-1680B505B7EE@microsoft.com>,
> anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com says...
>> Dear Laura
>> I did not create DCs on them, just promoved to child domains.
>> Thanks
>> Luis Ramos
>>
> I'm not understanding what this means, sorry. How did you create the
> child domains? Please outline the steps you took. Thank you.
>
> Laura

did you not first create the papa & mama domain? or did you go all petri
dish on us again? i will tell the catholics where you live!

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anonymous
Thu Jan 08 15:46:23 CST 2004

Well, let me explain you how the entire process was...
first installed a server and then apply a DCPROMO to convert it to a DC
After that another DC, isa, file, print and other servers arrived
So, I used the DCPROMO command to convert "those" new servers into CHILD DOMAINS (to create a tree), which ones dessapeared a couple of weeks later..
Now I want to delete them (logically of course, coz the were phisically removed, formatted, and so on....) but get this erro

>>> Active Director
>>> The DSA object cannot be deleted
>>> ... and just the OK butto

Thanks

Laura
Thu Jan 08 16:34:00 CST 2004

In article <59B4F7DB-5B7F-448C-9CF7-5DD9286EF4F1@microsoft.com>,
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com says...
> So, I used the DCPROMO command to convert "those" new servers into CHILD DOMAINS (to create a tree), which ones dessapeared a couple of weeks later...
> Now I want to delete them (logically of course, coz the were phisically removed, formatted, and so on....) but get this error
>
>
Okay, there's your mistake. They should have been dcpromoed back down.
Use NTDSUtil and metadata cleanup to remove them. If you're not familiar
with it, see here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=230306

Laura

Laura
Thu Jan 08 16:34:20 CST 2004

In article <Xns946A9F71C8D99rowdyyatesnospamlyco@207.46.248.16>,
rowdy.yates@no-spam.lycos.com says...
> did you not first create the papa & mama domain? or did you go all petri
> dish on us again? i will tell the catholics where you live!
>
>
They were stem cell domains.

Laura

Brat
Thu Jan 08 16:40:07 CST 2004

not animatronics? hehe sorry :P

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"Laura A. Robinson" <use_first_initial_and_last_name@technologist.com> wrote
in message news:MPG.1a67a4f7b33d3909896ce@nn.bloomberg.com...
> In article <Xns946A9F71C8D99rowdyyatesnospamlyco@207.46.248.16>,
> rowdy.yates@no-spam.lycos.com says...
> > did you not first create the papa & mama domain? or did you go all petri
> > dish on us again? i will tell the catholics where you live!
> >
> >
> They were stem cell domains.
>
> Laura

andyn05p4m
Thu Jan 08 18:35:13 CST 2004

"AD error" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:<141582FA-9E84-407A-AD68-7E29CF6EBD4C@microsoft.com>...
> A few months ago, my boss request me for create two new child domains. Time
> passes and his ideas never came real, so when I try to deleted a child domain
> from the domains list, an error appears:
>
> Active Directory
> The DSA object cannot be deleted.
> ... and just the OK buttom
>
> How can I delete this name???
> Thanks
> Luis Ramos

Sorry dude, you got the wrong group.
We only do child abuse, not child domains

Larry
Thu Jan 08 19:04:33 CST 2004

Play nice Andy!!
It was a legit question for a change.

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"Andy Foster" <andyn05p4m@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "AD error" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:<141582FA-9E84-407A-AD68-7E29CF6EBD4C@microsoft.com>...
>> A few months ago, my boss request me for create two new child domains.
>> Time
>> passes and his ideas never came real, so when I try to deleted a child
>> domain
>> from the domains list, an error appears:
>>
>> Active Directory
>> The DSA object cannot be deleted.
>> ... and just the OK buttom
>>
>> How can I delete this name???
>> Thanks
>> Luis Ramos
>
> Sorry dude, you got the wrong group.
> We only do child abuse, not child domains

Laura
Fri Jan 09 09:53:43 CST 2004

In article <eD6lkhj1DHA.2328@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>,
likeIwouldtellyou@inyourdreams.com says...
> not animatronics? hehe sorry :P
>
They weren't *my* domains. :-)

Laura

Politician
Fri Jan 09 10:04:34 CST 2004

"Laura A. Robinson" <use_first_initial_and_last_name@technologist.com> wrote
in message news:MPG.1a68989264b2c5d9896cf@nn.bloomberg.com...
> In article <eD6lkhj1DHA.2328@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>,
> likeIwouldtellyou@inyourdreams.com says...
> > not animatronics? hehe sorry :P
> >
> They weren't *my* domains. :-)
>
> Laura

Logic would follow that if they were *your* domains, then they would be
animatronics, making you animatron! :-)

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Laura
Fri Jan 09 11:31:10 CST 2004

In article <eG4ljps1DHA.4032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>,
rhammersmith@hotmail.com says...
> > > not animatronics? hehe sorry :P
> > >
> > They weren't *my* domains. :-)
> >
> > Laura
>
> Logic would follow that if they were *your* domains, then they would be
> animatronics, making you animatron! :-)
>
I deny animatronousness. :-)

JaR
Fri Jan 09 11:46:19 CST 2004

"Laura A. Robinson" <use_first_initial_and_last_name@technologist.com> wrote
in message

> I deny animatronousness. :-)

Animatroniss...animatrisnoo...animatrasiness...Furrfu!
Easy for you to say!

My tangue is toungled

anonymous
Tue Jan 13 00:41:13 CST 2004

You need to use NTDSUTIL and do the metadata cleanup to get rid of those domains and any DCs in it

DO NOT DELETE THE PRODUCTION DOMAIN!!! Just the child domains. Search the knowledge base at http://support.microsoft.com for more on using NTDSUTIL.