WD Lesson - 35

Locating Active Directory Objects

• Each object is a distinct, named set of attributes that represents a specific network entity. Active Directory provides information in response to queries from users and programs. about directory objects.
• We can use the Find option in the Active Directory Users And Computers console and the Dsquery command to locate Active Directory objects.

Using the Find Option

1.         Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users And Computers.

2.         In the console tree, right-click the domain, OU, or container in which you want to search, and then click Find.

3.         In the Find dialog box, select the object type for which you want to search in the Find list.

4.         Enter additional criteria to filter your search.

5.         Click Find Now. The search results are displayed in the box at the bottom of the  Find dialog box using the search criteria entered.

6.         Click Clear All to begin a new search or close the dialog box and the Active    Directory Users And Computers tool.

Using the Dsquery Command

Dsquery is a command-line tool that enables you to find computers, contacts, subnets, groups, OUs, sites, servers, and users in Active Directory according to criteria we specify.

The following Dsquery commands allow us to search for the specified object types:

■ Dsquery * Finds any object in Active Directory by using a generic LDAP query

■ Dsquery computer Finds computers in the directory

■ Dsquery contact Finds contacts in the directory

■ Dsquery subnet Finds subnets in the directory

■ Dsquery group Finds groups in the directory

■ Dsquery ou Finds OUs in the directory

■ Dsquery partition Finds partition objects in the directory

■ Dsquery quota Finds quota specifications in the directory

■ Dsquery site Finds sites in the directory

■ Dsquery server Finds servers in the directory

■ Dsquery user Finds users in the directory