Performing metadata cleanup

Perform these steps to perform a metadata cleanup:

1. Open Command Prompt (cmd.exe) with administrative privileges on a domain controller that is known to be good. The domain controller holding the Domain Naming Master is preferred.
2. Run the following command to start the NTDS utility in interactive mode:

ntdsutil.exe

1. Type the following command in interactive mode to start the metadata cleanup:

metadata cleanup

1. Type the following command to remove the server, DC04.lucernpub.com:

remove selected server "CN=DC04,CN=Servers,CN=RemoteLocation,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=lucernpub,DC=com"

1. Type the following command in interactive mode to exit the metadata cleanup context:

quit

1. Type the following command in interactive mode to exit the NTDS utility itself:

quit

1. Close the Command Prompt window.