Change the Routing Status of a Name Suffix

Introduction

Name suffix routing allows you to control authentication requests thattake place between forests that are joined by a forest trust. By using the ActiveDirectory Domains and Trusts console, you can change the routing status of aname suffix.

How To

To change the routing status of a name suffix, perform the following steps:

1. Log on to a domain controller or a member computer that has Windows Server 2008 Remote Server Administration Tools installed.

2. Click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Domains and Trusts.

3. In the console tree, right-click the domain node for the forest root domain; then click Properties.

4. Click the Trusts tab.

5. Select an outgoing or incoming trust and click Properties. The properties page for forest trust is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. The Trust Properties General tab

6. On the Trust Properties page, click the Name Suffix Routing tab, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. The Trust Properties General tab

7. Click the name suffix you want to modify, and select Edit.

8. On the Edit Name Suffix page, click the suffix you want to modify and click Enable or Disable.