blsub6 Asked: 2010-06-26 14:50:15 +0800 CST2010-06-26 14:50:15 +0800 CST 2010-06-26 14:50:15 +0800 CST What do I join when I name my domain with .local 772 If I name my Active Directory domain "foo.local", what domain do I tell the (Windows) computer to join to? Do I put in "foo.local" or just "foo"? active-directory domain domain-name 2 Answers Voted Best Answer joeqwerty 2010-06-26T15:12:11+08:002010-06-26T15:12:11+08:00 You can join the domain using foo or foo.local. Foo is the single label NetBIOS name of the domain and foo.local is the DNS FQDN of the domain. Using either one to join the domain is valid, although I prefer to always type the FQDN. MDMarra 2010-06-26T15:03:45+08:002010-06-26T15:03:45+08:00 You would put foo.local, but you shouldn't use a .local TLD for an AD domain.
You can join the domain using foo or foo.local. Foo is the single label NetBIOS name of the domain and foo.local is the DNS FQDN of the domain. Using either one to join the domain is valid, although I prefer to always type the FQDN.
You would put foo.local, but you shouldn't use a .local TLD for an AD domain.