dcpromo

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Dcpromo is the legacy command-line tool used in Windows Server 2008 and earlier versions to promote or demote domain controllers. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover using dcpromo to add a second domain controller to an existing forest for redundancy, as well as troubleshooting demotion failures when DNS infrastructure master is unreachable. Users also report errors like 'the parameter is incorrect' when running dcpromo on Windows 7 Beta or Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta builds. These threads highlight common dcpromo issues related to DNS, replication, and compatibility with pre-release operating systems.

  1. Two servers , same domain

    I currently have a domain called test.local configured on a server (called test1) running Windows Server 2008. This server manages users, computers printers, etc. And so far so good. Now I would like to configure via the dcpromo.exe tool a second server called test2 that belongs to the same...
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    • active directory configuration dcpromo domain domain controller failover network server management troubleshooting windows server
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums

  2. DCPROMO demotion fails if unable to contact the DNS infrastructure master

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    • dcpromo demotion dns error infrastructure master microsoft support troubleshooting windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)

  3. You cannot join a Windows 7 Beta-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta-based computer to an existi

    Describes a problem in which an attempt to join a domain fails, or DCPROMO fails, and you receive a "the parameter is incorrect" error on a Windows 7 Beta-based or a Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta-based computer. Link Removed
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    • beta dcpromo domain error join parameters windows 7 windows server
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)