The following error can be expected during the final steps of the migration process where we are removing the source SBS 2003 box from Active Directory:
Active Directory Installation Wizard
The operation failed because:
Failed to configure the service NETLOGON as requested
“The wait operation timed out.”
If this error happens, click OK, then click back to the Welcome in the Active Directory Installation Wizard. Click Next back through the Wizard to restart the process.
The DCPromo demote should run successfully from there. It did for us.
Philip Elder
MPECS Inc.
Microsoft Small Business Specialists
Co-Author: SBS 2008 Blueprint Book
*All Mac on SBS posts will not be written on a Mac until we replace our now missing iMac! (previous blog post)
12 comments:
Amazing! I think this should make it into the migration document to prevent IT folks from disconnecting the Server before it has been fully removed from AD. Completely ridiculous! We saw this error as well and re-ran the process successfully. Thanks for the help.
-Scott
We also had first round error and had to run dcpromo a second time to have it complete the demotion successfully. Thanks for the tip! (again)
Im sitting here after 2 days and I am tired. You helped me from having my first heart attack :)
God Bless and thank you
Thanks for the info, I also had a cold moment when the error first appeared. On the second run all seems to be runnig ok now.
Nice One! :o)
Just had the same problem - and same fix. Thanks.
It would be nice if Microsoft could tell us what could cause this .......
Great find!. Thanks helped me too.
thanks heaps - also had a "oh cr@#" moment... ! Thanks MS
This is a catch 22 scenario. Point the DNS of this server to another AD server before demoting this one. The server timed out because it couldn't locate another AD server to complete the demotion.
Amazing, life saver
Thank you so much for sharing this tip with everybody! I saved me from wasting hours of troubleshooting!
Another vote for changing the DNS on the network adapter to point to the new DC before demotion
Wicked guys - thanks so much - you rock and you saved us a huge headache!
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