June 2017
Beginner to intermediate
742 pages
18h 29m
English
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Authoritative DFS replication
In the previous option, only a selected number of domain controllers are involved with forceful replication from PDC. But there are situations where we will need to recover SYSVOL from backup and then forcefully replicate it to all other domain controllers. This is also the recommended recovery option when more than 50% of domain controllers are experiencing DFS replication issues. In order to initiate an authoritative DFS replication, follow these steps:
- Log in to the PDC FSMO role holder as domain administrator or enterprise administrator.
- Stop DFS Replication Service (this is recommended on all the Domain Controllers).
- Launch the ;ADSIEDIT.MSC tool and connect to Default naming context.
- Browse to DC=domain,DC=local ...