Active Directory

ntdsutil

DestructiveAD maintenance (heavy)

ntdsutil

The heavy tool: seize FSMO roles, clean dead-DC metadata. Appears in worst-case DC recovery — know the runbook first.

Examples

  • ntdsutil 'activate instance ntds' rolesEnter the roles context

Syntax

ntdsutil → roles(FSMO移転/強奪) / metadata cleanup / IFM作成

Before you run it

Seize and cleanup are irreversible.

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