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...eros auth and it uses localhost, it may fail. Just prevent this, by setting the ip of dc, it really helps in the long run. So in my optinion, dont use localhost, use the ip of the DC itself for any regular DC of Member setup. I like to do it as followed. At install time, 2+ DC.s DC1 nameserver IP_OF_DC_FSMO. DC2 nameserver IP_OF_DC_FSMO. nameserver IP_OF_DC2 DC3 nameserver IP_OF_DC_FSMO. nameserver IP_OF_D3 When finished installing/configuring the DC, reboot 1-2 times, if everthing is still ok, think here in tests with dbcheck replications etc, now change the resolv.conf again ( see below), re...

Mandi! Rowland Penny via samba In chel di` si favelave... > Try reading this: > http://www.itgeared.com/articles/1046-dns-client-settings-for-active/ I try to summarize. ''To be a DC'', servers have to add/update some DNS record. If you have a single DC, there's no choice. ;-) If you have more than a DC, you have to pay attention to have as DNS not the DC itself