Cannot promote multiple domain controllers (replicas) in a single domain

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Cookbook version

0.7.2

Chef-client version

14.5.33

Platform Details

Windows Server 2019 Datacenter

Scenario:

Have more than one Domain Controller in a Domain.

Steps to Reproduce:

Create a forest, then add a backup domain controller.
Since the resource domain doesn't execute the create action if a domain already exists, the backup domain controller will not be promoted.

Recipe:
On the forest node

  # Create the forest
  windows_ad_domain node['ad']['domain_name'] do
    type 'forest'
    safe_mode_pass node['ad']['safe_mode_pass']
    domain_pass node['ad']['domain_pass']
    domain_user node['ad']['domain_user']
    options options
    action :create
    restart true
  end

On the backup node

 # Create the backup controller
  windows_ad_join node['ad']['domain_name'] do
    domain_password node['ad']['domain_pass']
    domain_user node['ad']['domain_user']
    reboot :immediate
    action :join
  end

  windows_ad_domain node['ad']['domain_name'] do
    type 'replica'
    safe_mode_pass node['ad']['safe_mode_pass']
    domain_pass node['ad']['domain_pass']
    domain_user node['ad']['domain_user']
    options options
    action :create
    restart true
  end

Expected Result:

The backup domain controller is promoted.

Actual Result:

The backup domain controller was not promoted.