Re: Exactly which DCs are contacted by the DsGetDcName command?

From: Chriss3 [MVP] (noSpamHere_at_chrisse.se)
Date: 11/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:25:18 +0100

Hello
I recommend you to read this KB that explain how Domain Controllers are
located in Windows.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;247811&Product=win2000 

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Christoffer Andersson
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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"SCURRA" <SCURRA@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i meddelandet 
news:BCA82AC5-1ABA-4CC7-B51B-C582F91A99AE@microsoft.com...
>I found that a delayed replication last night prevented a domain controller
> from being rebuilt and rejoined to the domain. I recieved error messages
> stating the account existed in the domain, but we checked all of the DCs 
> in
> the local site, and turned up nothing. We attempted to join the domain, 
> and
> failed. I checked the netsetup.log file and found a DC from siteB found 
> the
> old domain controller, and failed the domain join. I forced replication
> between siteA and siteB, and tried again. The attempt also failed, but 
> this
> time it was a DC in siteC. I forced replication between siteA and siteC, 
> and
> tried again. This attempt completed successfully, and the netsetup.log 
> file
> showed a local DC responded to the DsGetDcName command. It appeared my
> attempt to join the server back to the domain contacted bridgehead servers 
> in
> all remote sites. Because of replication delays the bridgehead Dcs had not
> gotten the remove DC from domain messages. This brought up my question:
>
> "When joining a AD domain, exactly which DCs are contacted by the
> DsGetDcName command?"
>
> If available please provide Microsoft documentation links.
>

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