RE: [ActiveDir] how to find DNS servers in a forest?

[Dean Wells \(MSETechnology\)]

That was actually my original post ... but it was harder to identify the DN of the crossRef than that of the NC head (which is kinda easy ;0) and keeping the "query efficiency" mantra in mind, I preferred not to query period and thus changed my thinking .... and subsequently my post.  In reality, I doubt the load placed on a DC by the query you posted would be detectable to the point of caring ... swings and roundabouts I suppose me ol' mucker ;0) .. swings and roundabouts. -- Dean Wells MSEtechnology * Email: dwells@msetechnology.com http://msetechnology.com   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:58 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] how to find DNS servers in a forest? I think you should also be able to look at the msDS-NC-Replica-Locations on the crossRef object as well.   Maybe something like   adfind -config -rb cn=partitions -f dnsroot=forestdnszones* msDS-NC-Replica-Locations       -- O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm      From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Wells Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 6:54 AM To: Send - AD mailing list Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] how to find DNS servers in a forest? Dump the msDs-masteredBy attribute of the forestDNSzones NC head to determine the DCs running 2K3 upon which MS' DNS is installed and is (or at least was) running.  You can further qualify that list using WMI or SC.EXE or any means of remotely querying the installed services.  This is quite simple to script or to wrap in a for-in-do-loop to automate the output.   Note - this addresses only DCs running DNS which I inferred was your primary goal. -- Dean Wells MSEtechnology * Email: dwells@msetechnology.com http://msetechnology.com   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Almeida Pinto, Jorge de Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 2:30 AM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] how to find DNS servers in a forest? first thing comes to mind is using WMI and check for the DNS server service and that it is also started   Met vriendelijke groeten / Kind regards, Ing. Jorge de Almeida Pinto Senior Infrastructure Consultant MVP Windows Server - Directory Services   LogicaCMG Nederland B.V. (BU RTINC Eindhoven) (   Tel     : +31-(0)40-29.57.777 (   Mobile : +31-(0)6-26.26.62.80 *   E-mail : <see sender address> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Manjeet Singh Sent: Wed 2006-05-17 07:24 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] how to find DNS servers in a forest? If I have a list of DCs in windows 2003 forest, I just want to verify if they have Microsoft-DNS installed on them? Where this information stored in AD?   Or I want to find how many DC’s have DNS Installed.   Thanks, Manjeet This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.