Microsoft Active Directory tools and trouble shooting

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bullet2 AD Sites and Services Util - Making a DC a GC you must look into a tool that has scope across the forest, and this one does

To verify if a server is a GC and is ready to

perform as a GC, use LDP util, connect to

your server, and look for the entry (on the last

line) "isGlobalCatalogueReady:TRUE"