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DNS_WARNING_DOMAIN_UNDELETED
DNS domain was undeleted.
DNS_WARNING_DOMAIN_UNDELETED is Windows status 9716 (0x000025F4) associated with deletion of DNS data where the domain node remains because other data still exists.
Likely impact: Treating the warning as total failure can cause duplicate cleanup; treating it as full deletion can leave stale data.
Typical causes
- child nodes or other record sets remain.
- directory-integrated metadata keeps the node.
- the delete targeted only one record set.
- replication exposes surviving data.
Troubleshooting steps
- Verify that the caller recognizes that requested records may be removed even though the containing domain node is retained.
- Collect requested delete scope and remaining record sets and children.
- Correlate zone storage type with the DNS Server event log, DNS analytical logging when enabled, packet capture, zone metadata, server configuration, and the exact DNS API request.
Useful evidence
- Collect AD replication metadata.
- Collect post-delete authoritative query.
Recovery and retry
Verify which records were deleted, inventory the surviving node, and remove additional data only when ownership and dependencies are known.
Related errors
DNS_ERROR_RECORD_DOES_NOT_EXIST reports no target record; this warning reports a partial structural outcome after deletion
Example
An administrator deletes one record set and expects the DNS node to disappear. Enumerating child and metadata records explains why the domain remains.
References
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