Cache universal group memberships in Sites and Services Server 2003, 2008 and 2012

1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services.
   
2. In the console tree, click the site in which you want to enable universal group membership caching.
   
   Where?
   
   
   • Active Directory Sites and Services/Sites/the site in which you want to enable universal group membership caching
     
3. In the details pane, right-click NTDS Site Settings, and then click Properties.
   
4. Select the Enable Universal Group Membership Caching check box.
   
5. In Refresh cache from, click a site from which this site will refresh its cache, or accept <Default> to refresh the cache from the nearest site that has a global catalog.
   

Notes

• To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group or the Enterprise Admins group in Active Directory, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, andUsing Run as.
  
• To open Active Directory Sites and Services, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Sites and Services.