To specify a domain controller |
In the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) console tree, perform one of the following actions:
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If you want to specify the domain controller for a domain, double-click the forest containing the domain of interest, double-click Domains, right-click the domain of interest, and then click Change Domain Controller.
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If you want to specify the domain controller for a site, double-click the forest that contains the sites of interest, right-click Sites, and then click Change Domain Controller. In the Look in this domain drop-down list of the Change Domain Controller dialog box, select the domain in which the domain controller resides.
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If you want to specify the domain controller for a domain, double-click the forest containing the domain of interest, double-click Domains, right-click the domain of interest, and then click Change Domain Controller.
Select the domain controller option from the Change Domain Controller dialog box and click OK.
Additional considerations
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All operations performed in a domain on Group Policy objects, security groups, and organizational units use the domain controller that you specify for the domain.
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All operations performed on links to sites use the domain controller that you specify for the sites.