AD Command-line

Question 1

dsadd

Answer 1

Used to add new objects such as users, groups and ou’s

Question 2

dsmod

Answer 2

Used to modify AD objects such as users, computers, groups, servers, OU’s and partitions. Can also be used to modify specific quotas or default quotas in partitions.

Question 3

dsmove

Answer 3

Moves a single object, within a domain, from its current location in the directory to a new location, or renames a single object without moving it in the directory tree.

Question 4

dsquery

Answer 4

Used to find objects based on a criteria that you specify. Can query users, groups, OU’s, servers, quota limits and partition objects

Question 5

dsget

Answer 5

Allows you to display specified properties of an object

Question 6

netdom

Answer 6

Ultimately used to manage trust relationships. Can be used to add/remove/test/rename and query computers in the domain. Can be used to move computers accounts from one domain to another. Can be used to verify trust relationships and secure channels.

Question 7

ntdsutil

Answer 7

You can use the ntdsutil commands to perform database maintenance of AD DS, manage and control single master operations, and remove metadata left behind by domain controllers that were removed from the network without being properly uninstalled. Can be used to set the DSRM password

Question 8

csvde

Answer 8

Imports and exports data from ActiveDirectory using files that store data in the comma-separated value (CSV) format. You can also support batch operations based on the CSV file format standard.

Question 9

Ldifde

Answer 9

Creates, modifies, and deletes directory objects on computers running Windows Server2003 or WindowsXPProfessional operating systems.

Question 10

redircmp

Answer 10

Redirects newly created computer accounts from the default Computers container to another OU

Question 11

redirusr

Answer 11

Redirects newly created user accounts from the default users container to another OU

Question 12

dsamain

Answer 12

Exposes Active Directory data that is stored in a snapshot or backup as a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server.