NetGetAnyDCName

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Windows NT
Yes
Win95
No
Win32s
No
Import Library
netapi32.lib
Header File
lmaccess.h
Unicode
WinNT
Platform Notes
All LanMan APIs are UNICODE only

The NetGetAnyDCName function gets the name of any domain controller for a domain that is directly trusted by the server name.

Security Requirements
No special group membership is required to successfully execute NetGetAnyDCName.

NET_API_STATUS NetGetAnyDCName(

LPCWSTR ServerName,

LPCWSTR DomainName,

OUT LPBYTE * Buffer

);

Parameters
ServerName

Pointer to a null-terminated Unicode string containing the name of the remote server on which the function is to execute. A NULL pointer or string specifies the local computer.

DomainName

Specifies the name of domain (null for primary domain)

Buffer

Returns a pointer to an allocated buffer containing the server name of a domain controller for the domain. The server name is prefixed by \\. The buffer should be deallocated using NetApiBufferFree.

Remarks
If ServerName is a standalone Windows NT Workstation or standalone Windows NT Server, no DomainName is valid. If ServerName is a Windows NT Workstation that is a member of a domain or a Windows NT Server member, the DomainName must be in the same domain as ServerName. If ServerName is a Windows NT Server domain controller, the DomainName must be one of the domains trusted by the domain for which the server is a controller . The domain controller that this call finds has been operational at least once during this call.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is NERR_Success.

If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Value	Meaning
ERROR_SUCCESS	Buffer successfully contains the name of the domain controller prefixed by \\.
ERROR_NO_LOGON_SERVERS	No domain controllers could be found
ERROR_NO_SUCH_DOMAIN	The specified domain is not a trusted domain.
ERROR_NO_TRUST_LSA_SECRET	The client side of the trust relationship is broken.
ERROR_NO_TRUST_SAM_ACCOUNT	The server side of the trust relationship is broken or the password is broken.
ERROR_DOMAIN_TRUST_INCONSISTENT	The server that responded is not a proper domain controller of the specified domain.