Microsoft KB Archive/241515

= How to Verify the Creation of SRV Records for a Domain Controller =

Article ID: 241515

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q241515



SUMMARY
This article describes how to verify SRV locator resource records for a domain controller after you install Active Directory.



MORE INFORMATION
To verify SRV locator resource records for a domain controller, use the appropriate method.

Using DNS Manager
After you install Active Directory on a server running the Microsoft DNS service, you can use the DNS Manager Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in to verify that the appropriate zones and resource records are created for each DNS zone. Active Directory creates its SRV records in the following folders:

_msdcs/dc/_sites/default-first-site-name/_tcp

_msdcs/dc/_tcp

In these locations, an SRV record is displayed for the following services:

_kerberos

_ldap

Using the Netlogon Service
If you use non-Microsoft DNS servers to support Active Directory, you can verify SRV locator resource records by viewing the Netlogon.dns file located in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Config folder. You can view this Netlogon service document using a text editor. The first record that is displayed is the domain controller's Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) SRV record in the following format

_ldap._tcp.

where  is the name of your domain.

Using Nslookup

 * 1) From your DNS server, type nslookup at a command prompt.
 * 2) Type set type=all, and then press ENTER.
 * 3) Type _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs. (where   is the name of your domain), and then press ENTER.

Nslookup returns one or more SRV service location records in the following format

. internet address =

where  is the host name of a domain controller,   is the domain to which the domain controller belongs, and   is the domain controller's Internet Protocol (IP) address.

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