configuring primary and secondary DNS settings with group policy

[cw1972]

I've had a look through the Administrative Templates and other
settings in Group Policy, I've also had a bit of a google and only
found how to set the primary DNS suffix through group policy.

Is it possible to also configure the primary/secondary DNS settings
for domain computers using group policy?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[Meinolf Weber]

Hello cw1972,

Do you use DHCP for the clients? Then you can set it theire. With GPO it
is not possible by default. Maybe you can create your own .adm file for that.

And please, do not multipost.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no rights.

 

[Mark Heitbrink [MVP]]

Hi,

Is it possible to also configure the primary/secondary DNS settings
for domain computers using group policy?

No. Only by using a computer startup script in combinatoin with netsh.exe

Why?
Because DNS is essentual for running GPOs, now you have the problem:
You can not correct the DNS, if it wrong, because GPOs are not applied,
because of the wrong DNS and on the other hand MS saves your work, by
disallow you to deploy a wrong DNS, because after deploy GPOs are no
longer functional.

It´s aswell some kind of chicken and egg problem ...

DHCP is the solution you are searching for.

Mark

 

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

The DNS servers IP list can be provided for XP and later.
I see you x-posted to some W2k NGs, so this may not help,
although you could deliver to XP and up with W2k DCs.
Look under Comp Cfg / Adm Templates / Network / DNS Client
where is setting DNS Servers

 

[cw1972]

And please, do not multipost.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber

Apolgies, I thought I cross-posted, which is the accepted way of doing
it - didn't think I multiposted.

Thanks to everyone for your input, it does makes sense that DNS is
vital for application of GPO's now.

 

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

Apolgies, I thought I cross-posted, which is the accepted way of doing
it - didn't think I multiposted.

You did x-post, and in so far as I can see, to a short list of well choosen
newsgroups. I see no etiquette issues and find your decisions appropriate.

Roger

 

[cw1972]

You did x-post, and in so far as I can see, to a short list of well choosen
newsgroups. I see no etiquette issues and find your decisions appropriate.

Roger




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Thank you for confirming what I thought I did, I am fairly new to
newsgroups but am quite aware of the etiquette so didn't want to upset
people.

 

[RichardM]

Hi,
Could I follow up on this and just ask the following please?
What if you primary dns is your main DC and your secondary is a name server? Is there any way you can change the secondary to the secondary dc via a gpo?

Thanks,