Tag: Active Directory

Retrieving domain information in Powershell

Posted onAuthorEmilLeave a comment

Here’s how to retrieve the current domain:

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[reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("System.DirectoryServices")
[System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain]::GetComputerDomain()

The result is a System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain object:

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Forest                  : i.activesolution.se
DomainControllers       : {ACTIVESERVER101.i.activesolution.se, ACTIVESERVER102.i.activesolution.se}
Children                : {}
DomainMode              : Windows2008R2Domain
Parent                  :
PdcRoleOwner            : ACTIVESERVER102.i.activesolution.se
RidRoleOwner            : ACTIVESERVER102.i.activesolution.se
InfrastructureRoleOwner : ACTIVESERVER102.i.activesolution.se
Name                    : i.activesolution.se

/Emil