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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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Managing the DNS zone properties

This recipe shows how to change the DNS zone properties.

Getting ready

This recipe is applicable to DNS servers running on domain controllers, domain-joined servers, and standalone Windows Server installations. However, these scenarios require different group memberships to gain the administrator privileges you need to perform the steps in this recipe:

  • On a DNS server that runs as a domain controller, sign in with an account that has memberships with the DNSAdmins, Administrators, Domain Admins, and/or Enterprise Admins Active Directory groups.
  • On a DNS server that is either domain-joined or standalone, sign in with an account with membership to the local Administrators group.

How to do it…

To manage a DNS zone, perform the following steps:

  1. Press Start.
  2. Search for dnsmgmt.msc and click the corresponding search result to run it. The DNS Manager window appears.
  3. In the left-hand navigation pane, expand...
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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.
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