nslookup root

• Applies to:

  ✅ Windows Server 2025, ✅ Windows Server 2022, ✅ Windows Server 2019, ✅ Windows Server 2016, ✅ Windows 11, ✅ Windows 10, ✅ Azure Local, versions 23H2 and 22H2

Changes the default server to the server for the root of the Domain Name System (DNS) domain name space. Currently, the ns.nic.ddn.mil name server is used. You can change the name of the root server using the nslookup set root command.

Note

This command is the same as lserver ns.nic.ddn.mil.

Syntax

root

Parameters

Parameter	Description
/?	Displays help at the command prompt.
/help	Displays help at the command prompt.

Related links

• Command-Line Syntax Key

• nslookup set root