You're reading from Active Directory Administration Cookbook, Second Edition Proven solutions to everyday identity and authentication challenges for both on-premises and the cloud

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803242507

Length 696 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Languages

PowerShell

Tools

Azure

Concepts

Identity Management

Author (1):

Sander Berkouwer

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: Optimizing Forests, Domains, and Trusts

2. Chapter 2: Managing Domain Controllers FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Managing Active Directory Roles and Features

4. Chapter 4: Managing Containers and Organizational Units

5. Chapter 5: Managing Active Directory Sites and Troubleshooting Replication

6. Chapter 6: Managing Active Directory Users

7. Chapter 7: Managing Active Directory Groups

8. Chapter 8: Managing Active Directory Computers

9. Chapter 9: Managing DNS

10. Chapter 10: Getting the Most Out of Group Policy

11. Chapter 11: Securing Active Directory

12. Chapter 12: Managing Certificates

13. Chapter 13: Managing Federation

14. Chapter 14: Handling Authentication in a Hybrid World (AD FS, PHS, PTA, and DSSO)

15. Chapter 15: Handling Synchronization in a Hybrid World (Azure AD Connect)

16. Chapter 16: Hardening Azure AD

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Managing the DNS server role on domain controllers

This recipe covers the necessary steps to add and remove the DNS server role from domain controllers.

Getting ready

How to do it…

Managing the DNS server role on the domain controllers consists of three steps:

Modifying the primary and secondary DNS server addresses on the network interface card(s)
Restarting the Netlogon service
Removing the DNS server role

Modifying the primary and secondary DNS server addresses on the network interface card(s)

DNS is vital to Active Directory, as most, if not all, Active Directory services rely on name resolution. The DNS server addresses configured in the domain controller's Network Interface Card (NIC) settings allow name resolution for reachability. They also allow the replication of objects within Active Directory among other required services.

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