ADUC - multiple DCs in one MMC window

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I need to have ready access to many 10+ Domain controllers. I set up my MMC
with the appropriate connections but when I reopen the MMC they all connect
to the closest Domain Controller. Is there a way to have the snap ins
reconnect to tthe different domain controllers?
 
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Paul Riffe said:
I need to have ready access to many 10+ Domain controllers. I set up
my MMC with the appropriate connections but when I reopen the MMC
they all connect to the closest Domain Controller. Is there a way to
have the snap ins reconnect to tthe different domain controllers?
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Did you use the default ADUC or did you create your own custom MMC?

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Ace Fekay said:
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Did you use the default ADUC or did you create your own custom MMC?

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Regards,
Ace

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Microsot Certified Trainer
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Paul Riffe said:
Created my own MMC -
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Unless you connected to that specific DC in the console, and saved it, but
it still reverts back to the closest, I believe it will use the closest
based on your Sites configuration. Basically, when you are 'looking' at a
domain in ADUC, you are looking at the domain as a whole and theoretically
because of the multi-master model that AD uses, any domain controller will
work.

Ace
 
I need to have ready access to many 10+ Domain controllers. I
set up my MMC
with the appropriate connections but when I reopen the MMC
they all connect
to the closest Domain Controller. Is there a way to have the
snap ins
reconnect to tthe different domain controllers?
Click to expand...

Starting Active Directory MMC consoles from the command-line
Active Directory MMC consoles, including Active Directory Users and
Computers (dsa.msc), Active Directory Domains and Trusts (domain.msc)
and Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc), provide
command-line options that allow you to start a console focused on a
particular domain or domain controller. The command-line options
support both fully qualified domain names and NetBIOS names.

The command-line options are:

• /domain=FullyQualifiedDomainName

• /domain=NetBIOSDomainName

• /server=FullyQualifiedDomainControllerName

• /server=NetBIOSDomainControllerName


You can use these command-line options to run the Active Directory MMC
consoles directly from the command line, or you can create a shortcut
to start a console and add the appropriate command-line options to the
shortcut. You can also use the command-line options with any custom
consoles that you create. For more information about creating and
saving console files, see Windows interface administrative tool
reference A-Z: Microsoft Management Console.

Command-line examples:

• To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on domain1,
type:

dsa.msc /domain=domain1

• To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on server1,
type:

dsa.msc /server=server1.domain1

• To start Active Directory Sites and Services focused on server1,
type:

dssite.msc /server=server1.domain1

• To start Active Directory Domains and Trusts focused on server1,
type:

domain.msc /server=server1.domain1


Notes

• Do not use both a /domain and /server command-line option at the
same time.

• The /domain options can only be used with Active Directory Users
and Computers.
 
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