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How to determine the authenticating domain controller. -
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How to determine the authenticating domain controller. -
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To determine the authenticating domain controller, use any of the following 4 methods:
1. After logon, open a command prompt and type SET L. It will return LOGONSERVER=\\DCNAME.
2. Click Start | Run and type %logonserver%. This will open an Explorer window to the authenticating domain controller.
3. Enable Desktop Authority’s SLtrace file logging. In the trace file, look for Logon Server = DCNAME.
4. After logon, open a command prompt and type nltest /DSGETDC: (make sure you include that : at the end), this command will return the following information:
C:\Users\User1>nltest /dsgetdc:DC: \\DC_Name.Domain.comAddress: \\10.9.33.51Dom Guid: fd2fad52-cee8-4d81-a386-9867239ab093Dom Name: Domain.comForest Name: Domain.comDc Site Name: Default-First-Site-NameOur Site Name: Default-First-Site-NameFlags: PDC GC DS LDAP KDC TIMESERV WRITABLE DNS_DC DNS_DOMAIN DNS_FORESTCLOSE_SITE FULL_SECRET WS 0xC000