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Published inJul 2022
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ISBN-139781803242507
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Sander Berkouwer
Sander Berkouwer
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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
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Deleting a DNS record

This recipe shows how to delete a DNS record.

Getting ready

To delete a DNS record, you need delegated permissions on the DNS zones from which you want to delete the DNS record. By default, membership to the Administrators group provides access to standalone DNS zones. For Active Directory-integrated zones, delegation can be configured for DNS zones beyond the default DNSAdmins, Administrators, Domain Admins, and/or Enterprise Admins Active Directory groups to allow you to manage DNS records.

How to do it…

To delete a DNS record for a DNS zone, perform the following steps:

  1. Press Start.
  2. Search for dnsmgmt.msc and click its corresponding search result to run it. The DNS Manager window appears.
  3. In the left-hand navigation pane, expand the DNS server's name.
  4. Expand the Forward Lookup Zones or Reverse Lookup Zones node that you wish to delete a DNS record from.
  5. On the main pane, right-click the DNS record you want to...
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Active Directory Administration Cookbook - Second Edition
Published in: Jul 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803242507

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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
Read more about Sander Berkouwer