DNS Group Policy Settings

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The following table lists and describes the Group Policy settings that are associated with the DNS Client service.

Group Policy Name	Purpose
Primary DNS Suffix	Specifies the primary DNS suffix.
Dynamic Update	Specifies whether the DNS client should perform dynamic updates.
DNS Suffix Search List	Specifies the DNS server search list.
Primary DNS Suffix Devolution	Specifies whether DNS name devolution should be used in resolving names.
Register PTR Records	Specifies whether reverse lookup name registrations should be performed.
Registration Refresh Interval	Specifies the default refresh interval.
Replace Addresses In Conflicts	Specifies whether addresses in conflict should be replaced.
Register DNS records With Connection-specific DNS Suffix	Specifies whether DNS registration should be attempted for each network adapter.
TTL Set in the A and PTR Records	Specifies Time to Live (TTL) for dynamic registrations.
Update Security Level	Specifies the security level for updates.
Update Top Level Domain Zones	Specifies whether the computer sends dynamic updates to top-level domain zones.