Thank you Michael. I still don't understand though, why sometimes it takes
no time at all to remove a member computer. The computer disappears from
the list right away.

Thanks.


"Michael Giorgio - MS MVP" <Michael.Giorgio@NoSpam.mayerson.com> wrote in
message news:%23JUTEfvxGHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Hi John,
>
> Because the list you see in server manager is created by the
> computer browser service unless you have view / "show
> domain members" checked. With "show domain members"
> checked the list comes from the SAM database.
>
> It generally can take up to 48 minutes for a full browse cycle
> to occur in order to remove the name from the list. A computer
> contacts the segment master browser via host name announcement
> packet to make its presence known on the network during the boot
> process at increasing intervals eventually leveling off at every 12
> minutes. The master browser will wait at least 3 or 4 12 minute
> intervals before removing the machine from the list but there are
> other factors which could prolong this process.
>
> "John" <john_nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'd like to know how come it takes hours to delete a computer account
>> sometimes? Other times, it's instant.
>>
>> We've currently running W2K3 Domain with NT4 BDC with "NT4Emulator"
>> switch in place on all W2K3 DCs. Sometimes, if I try to delete a
>> computer account through "Domain Server Manager", the account is deleted
>> but still shows up. Do a sync on all domain controllers and according to
>> Event Viewer, the changes were replicated everywhere. Yet, the computer
>> name still shows and if I hit delete again, it will say the computer has
>> been deleted and it's waiting for another update interval which will
>> happen in 15 minutes.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> We currently have 4 W2K3 Domain Controllers, 1 NT4 BDC. Not sure if the
>> BDC is doing something weird. However, we're not ready to take the
>> NT4Emulator switch off.
>>
>>
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