Domains & Forests

[charel]

Hi - is there any way to tell if a server was set up as a domain in a new forest, child domain in an existing domain tree, or a domain tree in an existing forest?
I'm building a 2003 server (& did 6 last year but have no notes) and want it to be the same as them. Is there any setting or key that would tell me??

Thx

 

[markdmac]

How about looking at AD Users & Computers and seeing what it is set too?

What about right clicking My Computer, choose properties and looking at the Computername Tab?

I hope you find this post helpful. Please let me know if it was.

Regards,

Mark

 

[charel]

If the computer name is dunk.local, does that suggest a domain in a new forest, as opposed to the computer name por-lzr.lizard.local which may have been set up as a child domain in an existing domain tree or o domain tree in an existing forest?

 

[mlichstein]

How about looking in domains and trusts and seeing if there are any trusts?

Or use the following script:

Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Wscript.Echo "Forest DNS Name: " & objSysInfo.ForestDNSName

call it forest.vbs and run "cscript forest.vbs