Active Directory Cookbook for windows server 2003- P6:If you are familiar with the O'Reilly Cookbook format that can be seen in other popular books, such as the Perl Cookbook, Java Cookbook, and DNS and BIND Cookbook, then the layout of this book will not be anything new to you. The book is composed of 18 chapters, each containing 10-30 recipes for performing a specific Active Directory task. Within each recipe are four sections: problem, solution, discussion, and see also. | Chapter 3. Domain Controllers Global Catalogs and FSMOs Introduction Recipe . Promoting a Domain Controller Recipe . Promoting a Domain Controller from Media Recipe . Demoting a Domain Controller Recipe . Automating the Promotion or Demotion of a Domain Controller Recipe . Troubleshooting Domain Controller Promotion or Demotion Problems Recipe . Removing an Unsuccessfully Demoted Domain Controller Recipe . Renaming a Domain Controller Recipe . Finding the Domain Controllers for a Domain Recipe . Finding the Closest Domain Controller Recipe . Finding a Domain Controller s Site Recipe . Moving a Domain Controller to a Different Site Recipe . Finding the Services a Domain Controller Is Advertising Recipe . Configuring a Domain Controller to Use an External Time Source Recipe . Finding the Number of Logon Attempts Made Against a Domain Controller Recipe . Enabling the 3 GB Switch to Increase the LSASS Cache Recipe . Cleaning Up Distributed Link Tracking Objects Recipe . Enabling and Disabling the Global Catalog Recipe . Determining if Global Catalog Promotion Is Complete Recipe . Finding the Global Catalog Servers in a Forest 61 Recipe . Finding the Domain Controllers or Global Catalog Servers in a Site Recipe . Finding Domain Controllers and Global Catalogs via DNS Recipe . Changing the Preference for a Domain Controller Recipe . Disabling the Global Catalog Requirement During a Windows 2000 Domain Login Recipe . Disabling the Global Catalog Requirement During a Windows 2003 Domain Login Recipe . Finding the FSMO Role Holders Recipe . Transferring a FSMO Role Recipe . Seizing a FSMO Role Recipe . Finding the PDC Emulator FSMO Role Owner via DNS Introduction Domain controllers are servers that host an Active Directory domain and provide authentication and directory services to clients. A Domain controller is authoritative for a single domain but can store partial .
