Verify global catalog readiness

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

When a global catalog server has satisfied replication requirements, the isGlobalCatalogReady rootDSE attribute is set to TRUE and the global catalog is ready to serve clients.

Administrative Credentials

To perform the following procedures you must be a member of the Domain Users group.

To verify global catalog readiness

  • Using the Windows interface

  • Using a command prompt

Using the Windows interface

  1. Click Start, click Run, type Ldp, and then click OK.

  2. On the Connection menu, click Connect.

  3. In the Connect box, type the name of the server whose global catalog readiness you want to verify.

  4. In the Port box, if 389 is not showing, type 389.

  5. If the Connectionless box is selected, clear it, and then click OK.

  6. In the details pane, verify that the isGlobalCatalogReady attribute has a value of TRUE.

  7. On the Connection menu, click Disconnect, and then close Ldp.

Using a command prompt

  1. Open a Command Prompt.

  2. Type the following command and then press ENTER:

    **nltest /server:**servername **/dsgetdc:**domainname

    Value Description

    servername

    Specifies the name of the domain controller you have designated as a global catalog server.

    domainname

    Specifies the name of the domain to which the server belongs.

  3. In the Flags: line of the output, if GC appears, then the global catalog server has satisfied its replication requirements