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Orphaned Domain Site
I have an AD installation that is running on four different locations across the globe. Before I took this job the network in Hungary lost it's VPN connection to the rest of the group, especially wit...
If they have been disconnected for years then obviously the tombstone has long exceeded and most likely the roles have been seized on the Hungary side to where each side now has its own roles holder(s). There's not a lot you can do other than pick one side and rebuild the other.
I was unaware the Hungarian servers would seize control like that, but after a netdom /query you are proven correct, a server in Hungary has claimed all five roles.
No, it is not automatic, someone must do it manually. Probably happened shortly after the sites became disconnected.
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