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If it is necessary to reboot the domain controller, how can you ensure that everything continues to work after the reboot?

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Before restarting the domain controller, it is important to ensure that:

  • There is at least one additional domain controller in the network that can handle user and service requests during the restart.
  • All critical services (DNS, DHCP, LDAP) are functioning correctly on other controllers.
  • A backup of the domain controller's system state has been made.

After the restart, you should check:

  • The status of the Active Directory service and replication between controllers using the commands dcdiag and repadmin.
  • The operation of DNS records, especially SRV records needed for domain controller discovery.
  • The ability of users to authenticate and access resources.

Example of a replication check:

repadmin /replsummary

If all checks are successful, the domain controller is functioning correctly after the restart.