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Can't delete OU from AD, IsCriticalSystemObject attribute TRUE - cannot change

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I recently took over a contract for a customer where the previous IT apparently did a half-ass job of migrating from SBS Server to Server 2016.

In AD there's an OU called MyBusiness which has two subfolders: SBSComputers and SBSUsers. I've moved all of the computers out of SBSComputers to the top level Computers OU and the same for SBSUsers. The folders are empty.

Now I'm trying to delete the two OU's but they have the isCriticalSystemObject attribute set as TRUE. When I try to set the attribute to FALSE I get the following error:

Operation failed. Error code: 0x2077

Illegal modify operation. Some aspect of the modification is not permitted.

00002077: SvcErr: DSID-03190CD8, problem 5003 (WILL_NOT_PERFORM), data 0

Thanks for any help guys, pulling my hair out with this one!

active-directory windows-server-2016

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  "I recently took over a contract for a customer where the previous IT apparently did a half-ass job of migrating from SBS Server to Server 2016" - bad-mouthing begets bad-mouthing. There's value and no honor in doing it.
  
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  Oh, they definitely did a half-ass job but it wasn't for this issue. There was ghost DC's, dual DHCP's and all kinds of bad DNS records. Definitely was a half-ass job.
  
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  You may have inherited a mess, but I don't see the point in bad-mouthing your predecessor. Clean it up, leave it better than you found it, and take pride in a job well done. There's no point in knocking other people.
  
  – joeqwerty
  May 4 at 16:10
  

  
  
  
  


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  Will take your advice as food for thought, Joe.
  
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  May 4 at 16:16
  

  
  
  
  

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I recently took over a contract for a customer where the previous IT apparently did a half-ass job of migrating from SBS Server to Server 2016.

In AD there's an OU called MyBusiness which has two subfolders: SBSComputers and SBSUsers. I've moved all of the computers out of SBSComputers to the top level Computers OU and the same for SBSUsers. The folders are empty.

Now I'm trying to delete the two OU's but they have the isCriticalSystemObject attribute set as TRUE. When I try to set the attribute to FALSE I get the following error:

Operation failed. Error code: 0x2077

Illegal modify operation. Some aspect of the modification is not permitted.

00002077: SvcErr: DSID-03190CD8, problem 5003 (WILL_NOT_PERFORM), data 0

Thanks for any help guys, pulling my hair out with this one!

active-directory windows-server-2016

share|improve this question

asked May 4 at 15:16

brentaarnoldbrentaarnold

284

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  "I recently took over a contract for a customer where the previous IT apparently did a half-ass job of migrating from SBS Server to Server 2016" - bad-mouthing begets bad-mouthing. There's value and no honor in doing it.
  
  – joeqwerty
  May 4 at 16:00
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Oh, they definitely did a half-ass job but it wasn't for this issue. There was ghost DC's, dual DHCP's and all kinds of bad DNS records. Definitely was a half-ass job.
  
  – brentaarnold
  May 4 at 16:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You may have inherited a mess, but I don't see the point in bad-mouthing your predecessor. Clean it up, leave it better than you found it, and take pride in a job well done. There's no point in knocking other people.
  
  – joeqwerty
  May 4 at 16:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Will take your advice as food for thought, Joe.
  
  – brentaarnold
  May 4 at 16:16
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I recently took over a contract for a customer where the previous IT apparently did a half-ass job of migrating from SBS Server to Server 2016.

In AD there's an OU called MyBusiness which has two subfolders: SBSComputers and SBSUsers. I've moved all of the computers out of SBSComputers to the top level Computers OU and the same for SBSUsers. The folders are empty.

Now I'm trying to delete the two OU's but they have the isCriticalSystemObject attribute set as TRUE. When I try to set the attribute to FALSE I get the following error:

Operation failed. Error code: 0x2077

Illegal modify operation. Some aspect of the modification is not permitted.

00002077: SvcErr: DSID-03190CD8, problem 5003 (WILL_NOT_PERFORM), data 0

Thanks for any help guys, pulling my hair out with this one!

active-directory windows-server-2016

share|improve this question

asked May 4 at 15:16

brentaarnoldbrentaarnold

284

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asked May 4 at 15:16

brentaarnoldbrentaarnold

284

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Now I'm trying to delete the two OU's but they have the
isCriticalSystemObject attribute set as TRUE.

This is because those are the default locations for new computer and user objects in an SBS domain. The fact that you've removed SBS doesn't change the fact that this was set automatically by the SBS install when the domain was created. If you want to delete those OU's then you'll need to change the default location for new computer and user objects.

http://www.expta.com/2009/03/changing-default-users-and-computers.html

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edited May 4 at 16:10

answered May 4 at 15:49

joeqwertyjoeqwerty

97.2k465149

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  This fix worked perfectly. Thanks so much Joe!
  
  – brentaarnold
  May 4 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Glad to help...
  
  – joeqwerty
  May 4 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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You have to (re)set the default location for new user/computer objects aded to the domani to another container/ou.

Set the OU/CN fpr new computers

C:> redircmp OU=NewComputerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

Set the OU/CN fpr new users

C:> redirusr OU=NeueBenutzerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

After that change was replicated, the old OUs can be deleted.

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Now I'm trying to delete the two OU's but they have the
isCriticalSystemObject attribute set as TRUE.

This is because those are the default locations for new computer and user objects in an SBS domain. The fact that you've removed SBS doesn't change the fact that this was set automatically by the SBS install when the domain was created. If you want to delete those OU's then you'll need to change the default location for new computer and user objects.

http://www.expta.com/2009/03/changing-default-users-and-computers.html

share|improve this answer

edited May 4 at 16:10

answered May 4 at 15:49

joeqwertyjoeqwerty

97.2k465149

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This fix worked perfectly. Thanks so much Joe!
  
  – brentaarnold
  May 4 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Glad to help...
  
  – joeqwerty
  May 4 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

5

Now I'm trying to delete the two OU's but they have the
isCriticalSystemObject attribute set as TRUE.

This is because those are the default locations for new computer and user objects in an SBS domain. The fact that you've removed SBS doesn't change the fact that this was set automatically by the SBS install when the domain was created. If you want to delete those OU's then you'll need to change the default location for new computer and user objects.

http://www.expta.com/2009/03/changing-default-users-and-computers.html

share|improve this answer

edited May 4 at 16:10

answered May 4 at 15:49

joeqwertyjoeqwerty

97.2k465149

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This fix worked perfectly. Thanks so much Joe!
  
  – brentaarnold
  May 4 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Glad to help...
  
  – joeqwerty
  May 4 at 16:13
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Now I'm trying to delete the two OU's but they have the
isCriticalSystemObject attribute set as TRUE.

This is because those are the default locations for new computer and user objects in an SBS domain. The fact that you've removed SBS doesn't change the fact that this was set automatically by the SBS install when the domain was created. If you want to delete those OU's then you'll need to change the default location for new computer and user objects.

http://www.expta.com/2009/03/changing-default-users-and-computers.html

share|improve this answer

edited May 4 at 16:10

answered May 4 at 15:49

joeqwertyjoeqwerty

97.2k465149

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edited May 4 at 16:10

answered May 4 at 15:49

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answered May 4 at 15:49

joeqwertyjoeqwerty

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answered May 4 at 15:49

joeqwertyjoeqwerty

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You have to (re)set the default location for new user/computer objects aded to the domani to another container/ou.

Set the OU/CN fpr new computers

C:> redircmp OU=NewComputerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

Set the OU/CN fpr new users

C:> redirusr OU=NeueBenutzerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

After that change was replicated, the old OUs can be deleted.

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answered May 4 at 20:37

bjosterbjoster

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4

You have to (re)set the default location for new user/computer objects aded to the domani to another container/ou.

Set the OU/CN fpr new computers

C:> redircmp OU=NewComputerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

Set the OU/CN fpr new users

C:> redirusr OU=NeueBenutzerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

After that change was replicated, the old OUs can be deleted.

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 at 20:37

bjosterbjoster

1,9901919

add a comment | 

You have to (re)set the default location for new user/computer objects aded to the domani to another container/ou.

Set the OU/CN fpr new computers

C:> redircmp OU=NewComputerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

Set the OU/CN fpr new users

C:> redirusr OU=NeueBenutzerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

After that change was replicated, the old OUs can be deleted.

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 at 20:37

bjosterbjoster

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C:> redircmp OU=NewComputerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

C:> redirusr OU=NeueBenutzerOU,DC=domain,dc=tld

share|improve this answer

answered May 4 at 20:37

bjosterbjoster

1,9901919

answered May 4 at 20:37

bjosterbjoster

1,9901919

answered May 4 at 20:37

bjosterbjoster

1,9901919