Managing AD metadata cleanup post-DC decommission: A Playbook
September 9, 2025
Active Directory behaves as if that DC never existed. This guide goes beyond “delete in ADUC” and covers DNS SRV/CNAME integrity, KCC recomputation, lingering objects, and RODC specifics.
Focus: metadata cleanup
Covers: ADUC/ADSS/ntdsutil
Also: DNS SRV, KCC, DFSR, RODC
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Why this matters now
Definition & blind spots
Under the hood
Production-ready Runbook
Inherent…