Re: what is the primary dns suffix for?

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Yes. It will determine which zone it registers in. If the suffix is
domain.lcl, the machine will register in the domain.lcl DNS zone.

tony wrote:
> does this have anything to do with registering the machines A record
> in DNS ??
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:%23KdrjJN4FHA.1396@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> And the check box means just what it says. If the box is checked,
>> the suffix is changed to the new domain suffix when the machine is
>> moved to a new domain.
>>
>> Phillip Windell wrote:
>>> It means when the machine's name is used without any "context" the
>>> default suffix is appended to the machine name to create the FQDN.
>>>
>>> If default suffix is : "mycompany.org"
>>> machine name is: workstation2
>>> The FQDN is assumed to be "workstation2.mycompany.com" unless
>>> otherwise specified.
>>>
>>>
>>> "tony" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OjKqukK4FHA.2196@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> what is the purpose of the primary dns suffix on a member server
>>>> used for?
>>>>
>>>> under computer name, change, more
>>>>
>>>> Also the check box change primary suffix when domain membership
>>>> changes


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