Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) PDC Emulator Server Identification

Identifying the PDC Emulator Server in an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Domain

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Your network contains an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named contoso.com.

You need to identify which server is the PDC emulator for the domain.

Solution: From Active Directory Users and Computers, you right-click contoso.com in the console tree, and then select Operations Master.

Does this meet the goal?

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Yes, the solution presented meets the goal of identifying which server is the PDC emulator for the domain.

The PDC emulator is a domain controller in the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain that performs a variety of important functions, such as password and account management, as well as time synchronization. It is critical to identify the PDC emulator in the domain, as many operations depend on it.

To identify which server is the PDC emulator for the domain, you can follow the steps in the solution presented. First, open Active Directory Users and Computers. Then, locate the contoso.com domain in the console tree, and right-click on it. From the context menu, select "Operations Master." This will open the Operations Master dialog box, which displays the current PDC emulator for the domain, as well as the domain's RID master and infrastructure master.

By using this method, you can quickly and easily identify the PDC emulator for the domain. Therefore, the solution presented in the question meets the stated goal.