Active Directory Cookbook

13.8. Querying Resource Records

Problem

You want to query resource records.

Solution

Using a graphical user interface

The DNS Management snap-in does not provide an interface for searching resource records.

Using a command-line interface

In the following command, replace <RecordType> with the type of resource record you want to find (e.g., A, CNAME, SRV) and <RecordName> with the name or IP address of the record to match:

> nslookup -type=<RecordType> <RecordName>

Using VBScript

' This code prints the resource records that match
' the specified name
' ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
strQuery = "<RecordName>"
' ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------

set objDNS = GetObject("winMgmts:root\MicrosoftDNS")
set objDNSServer = objDNS.Get("MicrosoftDNS_Server.Name="".""")
set objRRs = objDNS.ExecQuery(" select * " & _
                              " from MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord" & _
                              " where  OwnerName = """ & strQuery & """" & _
                              " Or  DomainName = """ & strQuery & """" & _
                              " Or RecordData = """ & strQuery & """")
if objRRs.Count < 1 then
   WScript.Echo "No matches found for " & strHostName & " of " _ 
                & strRecordType & " type"
else
   for each objRR in objRRs
      WScript.Echo objRR.TextRepresentation
   next
end if

Discussion

Using a command-line interface

You can leave off the -type switch and the command will find any A, PTR, and CNAME records that match <RecordName>. You can also run nslookup from interactive mode, which can be entered by typing nslookup at a command prompt with no additional parameters.

Using VBScript

In the VBScript solution ...