Sunday, August 28, 2016
dcpromo demote Win2k3 server Failed to configure the service NETLOGON as requested
dcpromo demote Win2k3 server Failed to configure the service NETLOGON as requested
Heres the full text of the error received:
the operation failed because:
Failed to configure the service NETLOGON as requested.
"The wait operation timed out"
and in the dcpromo.log is the following:
07/07 09:02:24 [INFO] Informed NETLOGON to deregister records
07/07 09:02:24 [INFO] Stopping service NETLOGON
07/07 09:04:24 [INFO] StopService on NETLOGON failed with 258
To fix:
Change the first DNS setting on your network card to point to your new DNS server, not the server you are currently demoting. Once you change the DNS setting to the new DNS server you will be able to demote the server without this issue.
