Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

Authoritative DFS Replication

In the previous section, only a selected number of domain controllers were involved with forceful replication from the PDC. But there are situations where we need to recover SYSVOL from a 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 authoritative DFS Replication, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the PDC FSMO role holder as Domain Administrator or Enterprise Administrator.
2. Stop DFS Replication Service (this is recommended on all the domain controllers).
3. Launch the ADSIEDIT.MSC tool and connect to Default naming context.
4. Browse to DC=domain,DC=local ...