Microsoft KB Archive/318318

= Active Directory Latency Rules Show Error Messages for Removed Domain Controllers =

Article ID: 318318

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q318318



SYMPTOMS
Active Directory latency scripts that are located in the Active Directory Availability processing rule group may show error messages and warnings. The messages identify a domain controller that is no longer part of the Active Directory infrastructure.



CAUSE
If a Windows 2000 domain controller is removed from the network without using Dcpromo.exe or a typical domain-controller-removal utility (such as NTDSUTIL), &quot;orphan&quot; Active Directory entries remain. Active Directory Latency scripts generate error messages and warnings if there are &quot;orphan&quot; objects in Active Directory.



RESOLUTION
Start the Active Directory Site and Services snap-in, and then verify that the domain controllers are all current. Delete any &quot;ghost&quot; domain controllers. Also, update the MomLatencyMonitor container to make sure that the domain controllers list is current.

For additional information about deleting objects from Active Directory, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

216498 How to Remove Data in Active Directory After an Unsuccessful Domain Controller Demotion

230306 How to Remove Orphaned Domains from Active Directory



MORE INFORMATION
Active Directory latency scripts are run by the OnePoint service. These scripts update the timestamp on MomLatencyMonitor containers.

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