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We are running an Netware environment with DNS running on Window server 2003 in a workgroup environment. I am testing bringing in Active Directory and I have a Domain with one server, domain controller. When I try to add a client machine to the domain I get a DNS authoritative for the domain error. I know it's a DNS issue because once I add the Domain Controller's IP as my clients Primary DNS server it is able to join the domain. <br />
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&nbsp;My question is, How can I sync the Domain Controller's DNS zones with my eDirectory Primary DNS server zones? I want to have my clients point to our current DNS server and still be able to see the Domain controller to join the domain.
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We are running an Netware environment with DNS running on Window server 2003 in a workgroup environment. I am testing bringing in Active Directory and I have a Domain with one server, domain controller. When I try to add a client machine to the domain I get a DNS authoritative for the domain error. I know it's a DNS issue because once I add the Domain Controller's IP as my clients Primary DNS server it is able to join the domain. 

 My question is, How can I sync the Domain Controller's DNS zones with my eDirectory Primary DNS server zones? I want to have my clients point to our current DNS server and still be able to see the Domain controller to join the domain.

AD/Workgroup DNS

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.

Active Directory

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).