Re: Default Connect To Domain Controller

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Thanks Jorge for the information. It worked great!

Sean

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Starting Active Directory MMC consoles from the command-line
Active Directory MMC consoles, including Active Directory Users and
Computers (dsa.msc), Active Directory Domains and Trusts (domain.msc) and
Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc), provide command-line
options that allow you to start a console focused on a particular domain
or domain controller. The command-line options support both fully
qualified domain names and NetBIOS names.

The command-line options are:

. /domain=FullyQualifiedDomainName

. /domain=NetBIOSDomainName

. /server=FullyQualifiedDomainControllerName

. /server=NetBIOSDomainControllerName


You can use these command-line options to run the Active Directory MMC
consoles directly from the command line, or you can create a shortcut to
start a console and add the appropriate command-line options to the
shortcut. You can also use the command-line options with any custom
consoles that you create. For more information about creating and saving
console files, see Windows interface administrative tool reference A-Z:
Microsoft Management Console.

Command-line examples:

. To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on domain1, type:

dsa.msc /domain=domain1

. To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on server1, type:

dsa.msc /server=server1.domain1

. To start Active Directory Sites and Services focused on server1, type:

dssite.msc /server=server1.domain1

. To start Active Directory Domains and Trusts focused on server1, type:

domain.msc /server=server1.domain1


Notes

. Do not use both a /domain and /server command-line option at the same
time.

. The /domain options can only be used with Active Directory Users and
Computers.

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Cheers,
(HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION HELPS YOU!)

# Jorge de Almeida Pinto # MVP Windows Server - Directory Services

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"Sean P. Donaghey" <sdonaghe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is there a way of specifying the default domain controller to use when
using the Active Directory User and Computers admin tool?

I would rather make all changes to the Primary DC, but everytime I start
up the tool, it defauls to the secondary domain controller. If I do the
right click, and "Connect to Domain Controller", and specify the primary
DC, it does not retain that selection after going out and back into the
tool.

Thanks,

Sean






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