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Q. If the DNS on my read-only domain controller (RODC) is read-only, should clients at that location point to DNS on the RODC or another DNS server that's writable?
John Savill
July 23, 2009
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A. The local clients should use the RODC for their DNS queries. In the event the client needs to write a record, such as during a DHCP lease, the client will be redirected to a writable DNS server for the write operation.
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