Domain Controller doing Authentication?

I ran across an HOW TO one time that told how to find out what domain
controller was actually autenticating a user....I believe it was a registry
entry at the workstation.....can anyone help me out? I am have 4 domain
controllers that handle logins. I want to know for a particular
workstation, what server authenticated them.

Thanks!
denise

Run a command shell, enter -

set lo

... or ...

echo %LOGONSERVER%

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denise wrote:
> I ran across an HOW TO one time that told how to find out what domain
> controller was actually autenticating a user....I believe it was a
> registry entry at the workstation.....can anyone help me out? I am
> have 4 domain controllers that handle logins. I want to know for a
> particular workstation, what server authenticated them.
>
> Thanks!
> denise

Thanks!!! That helps!! Do you know how to force a workstation to
authenticate to a specific server every time the login???


"Dean Wells [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Run a command shell, enter -
>
> set lo
>
> .. or ...
>
> echo %LOGONSERVER%
>
> --
> Dean Wells [MVP / Directory Services]
> MSEtechnology
> [[ Please respond to the Newsgroup only regarding posts ]]
> R e m o v e t h e m a s k t o s e n d e m a i l
>
> denise wrote:
> > I ran across an HOW TO one time that told how to find out what domain
> > controller was actually autenticating a user....I believe it was a
> > registry entry at the workstation.....can anyone help me out? I am
> > have 4 domain controllers that handle logins. I want to know for a
> > particular workstation, what server authenticated them.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > denise
>
>

May I ask what you're trying to achieve by forcing the use of a
particular DC?

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Dean Wells [MVP / Directory Services]
MSEtechnology
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denise wrote:
> Thanks!!! That helps!! Do you know how to force a workstation to
> authenticate to a specific server every time the login???
>
>
> "Dean Wells [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Run a command shell, enter -
>>
>> set lo
>>
>> .. or ...
>>
>> echo %LOGONSERVER%
>>
>> --
>> Dean Wells [MVP / Directory Services]
>> MSEtechnology
>> [[ Please respond to the Newsgroup only regarding posts ]]
>> R e m o v e t h e m a s k t o s e n d e m a i l
>>
>> denise wrote:
>>> I ran across an HOW TO one time that told how to find out what
>>> domain controller was actually autenticating a user....I believe it
>>> was a registry entry at the workstation.....can anyone help me out?
>>> I am have 4 domain controllers that handle logins. I want to know
>>> for a particular workstation, what server authenticated them.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> denise

I have one remote site...and they are kind of sluggish in getting to their
user directories......for some reason or another, about 4 people at the 25
people site are authenticating to a server that is NOT located at their
site. I was going to try to force them to authenticate to that server that
is located at their site to see if that helps. Seems to be the only
commonality among those 4 compared to the other 25.....

I thought I read about a year ago....about a registry entry to force a login
to a particular server.....maybe not.....


"Dean Wells [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> May I ask what you're trying to achieve by forcing the use of a
> particular DC?
>
> --
> Dean Wells [MVP / Directory Services]
> MSEtechnology
> [[ Please respond to the Newsgroup only regarding posts ]]
> R e m o v e t h e m a s k t o s e n d e m a i l
>
> denise wrote:
> > Thanks!!! That helps!! Do you know how to force a workstation to
> > authenticate to a specific server every time the login???
> >
> >
> > "Dean Wells [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Run a command shell, enter -
> >>
> >> set lo
> >>
> >> .. or ...
> >>
> >> echo %LOGONSERVER%
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dean Wells [MVP / Directory Services]
> >> MSEtechnology
> >> [[ Please respond to the Newsgroup only regarding posts ]]
> >> R e m o v e t h e m a s k t o s e n d e m a i l
> >>
> >> denise wrote:
> >>> I ran across an HOW TO one time that told how to find out what
> >>> domain controller was actually autenticating a user....I believe it
> >>> was a registry entry at the workstation.....can anyone help me out?
> >>> I am have 4 domain controllers that handle logins. I want to know
> >>> for a particular workstation, what server authenticated them.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> denise
>
>

This should be occurring automatically. If it isn't, it is indicative of a
configuration issue in the site/subnet definition or a an issue with the local
domain controller. I would start off by determining if the clients and the DC
all really think they are in the same site with nltest.

--
Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
www.joeware.net


denise wrote:
> I have one remote site...and they are kind of sluggish in getting to their
> user directories......for some reason or another, about 4 people at the 25
> people site are authenticating to a server that is NOT located at their
> site. I was going to try to force them to authenticate to that server that
> is located at their site to see if that helps. Seems to be the only
> commonality among those 4 compared to the other 25.....
>
> I thought I read about a year ago....about a registry entry to force a login
> to a particular server.....maybe not.....
>
>
> "Dean Wells [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>May I ask what you're trying to achieve by forcing the use of a
>>particular DC?
>>
>>--
>>Dean Wells [MVP / Directory Services]
>>MSEtechnology
>>[[ Please respond to the Newsgroup only regarding posts ]]
>>R e m o v e t h e m a s k t o s e n d e m a i l
>>
>>denise wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks!!! That helps!! Do you know how to force a workstation to
>>>authenticate to a specific server every time the login???
>>>
>>>
>>>"Dean Wells [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>>Run a command shell, enter -
>>>>
>>>>set lo
>>>>
>>>>.. or ...
>>>>
>>>>echo %LOGONSERVER%
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Dean Wells [MVP / Directory Services]
>>>>MSEtechnology
>>>>[[ Please respond to the Newsgroup only regarding posts ]]
>>>>R e m o v e t h e m a s k t o s e n d e m a i l
>>>>
>>>>denise wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I ran across an HOW TO one time that told how to find out what
>>>>>domain controller was actually autenticating a user....I believe it
>>>>>was a registry entry at the workstation.....can anyone help me out?
>>>>>I am have 4 domain controllers that handle logins. I want to know
>>>>>for a particular workstation, what server authenticated them.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>denise
>>
>>
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