B Barney Jan 16, 2004 #1 How can I find out if a DC is a global catalog server from a command prompt?
J Joe Richards [MVP] Jan 17, 2004 #2 repadmin /showreps servername If it is a GC it will have the GC flag set. You don't need to be an admin to do that part of the program... DC Options: IS_GC Alternatively you could use some ldap program that will tap the GC port or query the rootdse. Example of testing GC port adfind -gc -h server -b -s base isGlobalCatalogReady If you get anything but Error 0x51 (81) - Server Down it means the machine is a GC or something else is listening on the port. Example of testing rootdse adfind -gc -h server -b -s base isGlobalCatalogReady If the attribute isGlobalCatalogReady comes back as TRUE then the machine is a GC. repadmin is part of the support tools. adfind is a freeware tool on www.joeware.net free win32 tools page.
repadmin /showreps servername If it is a GC it will have the GC flag set. You don't need to be an admin to do that part of the program... DC Options: IS_GC Alternatively you could use some ldap program that will tap the GC port or query the rootdse. Example of testing GC port adfind -gc -h server -b -s base isGlobalCatalogReady If you get anything but Error 0x51 (81) - Server Down it means the machine is a GC or something else is listening on the port. Example of testing rootdse adfind -gc -h server -b -s base isGlobalCatalogReady If the attribute isGlobalCatalogReady comes back as TRUE then the machine is a GC. repadmin is part of the support tools. adfind is a freeware tool on www.joeware.net free win32 tools page.
