10680 » How can I cause a domain controller to re-register its DNS records without having to STOP and START its' NetLogon service? (28-Jul-06)

You can use NLTEST.EXE from the Support Tools with the /dsregdns switch to force a local or remote DC to re-register its' DNS records.

The syntax is:

nltest [/server:ComputerName.MyDomain.COM] /dsregdns

When I typed nltest /server:JSI001.JSIINC.COM /dsregdns on my Windows XP workstation, I received:

Flags: 0
Connection Status = 0 0x0 NERR_Success
The command completed successfully

NOTE: See How can I un-register all the DNS records for a domain controller?

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