what is the primary dns suffix for?

what is the purpose of the primary dns suffix on a member server used for?

under computer name, change, more

Also the check box change primary suffix when domain membership changes

It means when the machine's name is used without any "context" the default
suffix is appended to the machine name to create the FQDN.

If default suffix is : "mycompany.org"
machine name is: workstation2
The FQDN is assumed to be "workstation2.mycompany.com" unless otherwise
specified.

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"tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> what is the purpose of the primary dns suffix on a member server used for?
>
> under computer name, change, more
>
> Also the check box change primary suffix when domain membership changes
>
>

And the check box means just what it says. If the box is checked, the
suffix is changed to the new domain suffix when the machine is moved to a
new domain.

Phillip Windell wrote:
> It means when the machine's name is used without any "context" the
> default suffix is appended to the machine name to create the FQDN.
>
> If default suffix is : "mycompany.org"
> machine name is: workstation2
> The FQDN is assumed to be "workstation2.mycompany.com" unless
> otherwise specified.
>
>
> "tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> what is the purpose of the primary dns suffix on a member server
>> used for?
>>
>> under computer name, change, more
>>
>> Also the check box change primary suffix when domain membership
>> changes

does this have anything to do with registering the machines A record in DNS
??
"Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> And the check box means just what it says. If the box is checked, the
> suffix is changed to the new domain suffix when the machine is moved to a
> new domain.
>
> Phillip Windell wrote:
>> It means when the machine's name is used without any "context" the
>> default suffix is appended to the machine name to create the FQDN.
>>
>> If default suffix is : "mycompany.org"
>> machine name is: workstation2
>> The FQDN is assumed to be "workstation2.mycompany.com" unless
>> otherwise specified.
>>
>>
>> "tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> what is the purpose of the primary dns suffix on a member server
>>> used for?
>>>
>>> under computer name, change, more
>>>
>>> Also the check box change primary suffix when domain membership
>>> changes
>
>

Yes. It will determine which zone it registers in. If the suffix is
domain.lcl, the machine will register in the domain.lcl DNS zone.

tony wrote:
> does this have anything to do with registering the machines A record
> in DNS ??
> "Bill Grant" <not.available@online> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> And the check box means just what it says. If the box is checked,
>> the suffix is changed to the new domain suffix when the machine is
>> moved to a new domain.
>>
>> Phillip Windell wrote:
>>> It means when the machine's name is used without any "context" the
>>> default suffix is appended to the machine name to create the FQDN.
>>>
>>> If default suffix is : "mycompany.org"
>>> machine name is: workstation2
>>> The FQDN is assumed to be "workstation2.mycompany.com" unless
>>> otherwise specified.
>>>
>>>
>>> "tony" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> what is the purpose of the primary dns suffix on a member server
>>>> used for?
>>>>
>>>> under computer name, change, more
>>>>
>>>> Also the check box change primary suffix when domain membership
>>>> changes