How to Prevent Domain Controllers from Dynamically Registering DNS Names (198767)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
This article was previously published under Q198767
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

By default, the Netlogon service on a domain controller registers dynamic Domain Name Service (DNS) records to advertise Active Directory directory service services. This behavior can be disabled with a registry setting.

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The Netlogon service registers these records when a domain controller is restarted, when the Netlogon service is restarted, and once each hour to ensure the records are registered correctly. Some DNS servers that do not support dynamic updating (RFC 2136) may generate errors. If all DNS entries are entered manually and dynamic DNS is not used, the following registry setting prevents the Netlogon service from registering the Active Directory directory service DNS records: 
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ 
      Netlogon\Parameters\UseDynamicDns

The default value data for the UseDynamicDns REG_DWORD value is 0x1. Changing the UseDynamicDns REG_DWORD value to 0x0 disables dynamic registration and the records specified in %windir%\system32\config\netlogon.dns folder must be manually registered.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/5/2003
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