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Published inJul 2022
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ISBN-139781803242507
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Sander Berkouwer
Sander Berkouwer
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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
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Listing the domains in your forest

In an Active Directory environment with multiple domains and forests, it can be hard to distinguish the trees from the forest. As authentication is often per forest, an easy way to list the domains per forest is welcome.

Getting ready

Alas, the only reliable way to list the domains in a forest is to use PowerShell.

For this recipe, we'll need one of the following:

  • A domain controller running Windows Server 2012 with Desktop Experience (or a newer version of Windows Server)
  • A domain-joined member server running Windows Server 2012 with Desktop Experience (or a newer version of Windows Server) with the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell installed
  • A domain-joined device running Windows 8.1 (or a newer version of Windows) with the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell installed

On domain controllers running Windows Server 2012 with Desktop Experience (and on newer versions of Windows Server), the...

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Published in: Jul 2022Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803242507

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Sander Berkouwer

Sander Berkouwer calls himself an Active Directory aficionado; he's done everything with Active Directory and Azure AD, including decommissioning. He has been MCSA, MCSE, and MCITP-certified for ages, an MCT for the past 5 years and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) on Directory Services and Enterprise Mobility for over a decade. Sander is also decorated with Veeam Vanguard and VMware vExpert awards for his international cross-platform knowledge, experience and passion. As the CTO at SCCT, Sander leads a team of architects performing many projects, most of them identity-related, throughout Europe.
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