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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
You can use the following procedure to configure the Domain Name System (DNS) server with the initial configuration settings that it had following installation. These initial configuration settings are listed in the following table.
| Property | Settings |
|---|---|
Disable recursion |
Off |
BIND secondaries |
On |
Fail on load if bad zone data |
Off |
Enable round robin |
On |
Enable netmask ordering |
On |
Secure cache against pollution |
On |
Name checking |
Multibyte (UTF8) |
Load zone data on startup |
From Active Directory and registry |
Enable automatic scavenging of stale records |
Off |
Administrative credentials
To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using the Run as command to perform this procedure.
To restore DNS server default preferences
Open the DNS snap-in.
In the console tree, right-click the applicable DNS server, then click Properties.
Click the Advanced tab.
Click Reset to Default, and then click OK.
Note
To open the DNS snap-in, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.