Month: July 2013

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DC Locator flags for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2

The DC Locator flags to specify the requirements of a Windows Server 2012 DC or a Windows Server 2012 R2 DC using the DsGetDCName API are as following:

Table 1: Windows Server 2012 DC Locator flags

Name

  

DS_DIRECTORY_SERVICE_8_REQUIRED
(0x200000)

Requires that the returned domain controller be running Windows Server 2012 or later.

DS_DIRECTORY_SERVICE_9_REQUIRED
(0x400000)

Requires that the returned domain controller be running Windows Server 2012 R2 or later.