Cannot Drop Server

I am receiving the following error when attempting to drop a server to renam
e
it
Server: Msg 20582, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_MSrepl_check_server, Line
39
Cannot drop server 'ZHQACCTSQL' because it is used as a Publisher in
replication.
Replication is not occuring on this server.
When I execute sp_get_distributor the results show that replication is not
occuring on this server.
Looking in msdb.dbo.MSdistpublishers I find an entry for this server.
My question is should I delete the record that is in this table to allow
renaming of the server?It is possible this server has a remote distributor. Issue a call to
sp_helpdistributor to get the server which is acting as the distributor's
name.
Hilary Cotter
Director of Text Mining and Database Strategy
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"John Bradford" <John Bradford@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72F385EA-A8D7-4A6C-A8A7-DCEC184AB88A@.microsoft.com...
>I am receiving the following error when attempting to drop a server to
>rename
> it
> Server: Msg 20582, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_MSrepl_check_server,
> Line
> 39
> Cannot drop server 'ZHQACCTSQL' because it is used as a Publisher in
> replication.
> Replication is not occuring on this server.
> When I execute sp_get_distributor the results show that replication is not
> occuring on this server.
> Looking in msdb.dbo.MSdistpublishers I find an entry for this server.
> My question is should I delete the record that is in this table to allow
> renaming of the server?
>|||Thanks for the response.
This server does not have a remote distributor. sp_helpdistributor returns
no rows
I believe that this server was set up for replication at some time in the
past, and that the person who did this (no longer with the company) did not
do it properly or clean up after himself.
I believe that by removing the entries in msdb.dbo.MSdistpublishers and
msdb.dbo.MSdistributiondbs I can rename the server.
I just wanted some verification prior to doing this.
Thanks
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> It is possible this server has a remote distributor. Issue a call to
> sp_helpdistributor to get the server which is acting as the distributor's
> name.
> --
> Hilary Cotter
> Director of Text Mining and Database Strategy
> RelevantNOISE.Com - Dedicated to mining blogs for business intelligence.
> This posting is my own and doesn't necessarily represent RelevantNoise's
> positions, strategies or opinions.
> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
> http://www.indexserverfaq.com
>
> "John Bradford" <John Bradford@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:72F385EA-A8D7-4A6C-A8A7-DCEC184AB88A@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||I would not attempt it that way. I would re-enable replication and then
disable it. This normally cleans up inconsistent metadata.
Hilary Cotter
Director of Text Mining and Database Strategy
RelevantNOISE.Com - Dedicated to mining blogs for business intelligence.
This posting is my own and doesn't necessarily represent RelevantNoise's
positions, strategies or opinions.
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"John Bradford" <John Bradford@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:28AFB311-60CD-4AB9-A29E-FD0D2BD805BD@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Thanks for the response.
> This server does not have a remote distributor. sp_helpdistributor
> returns
> no rows
> I believe that this server was set up for replication at some time in the
> past, and that the person who did this (no longer with the company) did
> not
> do it properly or clean up after himself.
> I believe that by removing the entries in msdb.dbo.MSdistpublishers and
> msdb.dbo.MSdistributiondbs I can rename the server.
> I just wanted some verification prior to doing this.
> Thanks
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
>