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"Joe Richards [MVP]" wrote:
> Even faster, download adfind and do
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> adfind -h dc_name -b -s base isglobalcatalogready
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> F:\DEV\cpp\ShrFlgs>adfind -h 2k3dc01 -b -s base isglobalcatalogready
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> AdFind V01.26.00cpp Joe Richards (joe@joeware.net) February 2005
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> Using server: 2k3dc01.joe.com
> Directory: Windows Server 2003
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> dn:
> >isGlobalCatalogReady: TRUE
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> 1 Objects returned
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> --
> Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
>
www.joeware.net
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>
> Mack wrote:
> > I like to use LDP.exe
> >
> > from a command prompt type LDP and press enter
> > Click on Connection
> > choose Connect
> > type in the server name
> > click ok
> > You should see something similar to this at the bottem
> > 1> isSynchronized: TRUE;
> > 1> isGlobalCatalogReady: TRUE;
> > 1> domainFunctionality: 2 = (
> >
> > The isGlobalCatalogReady:True means it is a GC. If it said false it would
> > not be a GC.
> >
> > Joel Richards gave this advice already.
> > This just an easy way to see the attribute.
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > "Joe Richards [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Actually none of those mechanisms listed (they are actually all using the same
> >>info source, just different ways to see it) is completely accurrate. That will
> >>show DCs that are "supposed" to be GCs. For instance, someone could have just
> >>told a DC to become a GC and the options attribute would be set, that is how the
> >>DC is told to become a GC.... So that value could be set and the DC is still not
> >>a GC.
> >>
> >>To truly verify, you should look at the RootDSE attribute isGlobalCatalogReady.
> >>If it is false, the machine is not a global catalog, though it may be in the
> >>process of becoming one.
> >>
> >>A second, even easier method is to try and return any RootDSE attribute from the
> >>GC port of the DC.
> >>
> >> joe
> >>
> >>--
> >>Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
> >>
www.joeware.net
> >>
> >>
> >>Courtney Regan wrote:
> >>
> >>>Yes, this q may indicate my stupidity level at this time of night, so bear
> >>>with me....
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>We have 5 Windows 2000 servers. 3 of them are Domain Controllers. Trying
> >>>to figure out which one is the Global Catalog server. Can the GC ONLY be on
> >>>a domain controller? Is there a setting I can look for, that would tell me
> >>>that the GC is on 'X' server?
> >>>
> >>>Unfortunately, the sys admin at the company doesn't remember which one its
> >>>installed on. So is there a relatively easy way?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
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