Chapter 8. Using Advanced ds Commands

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

• Retrieving information about objects with dsquery

• Retrieving information about objects with dsget

• Viewing and modifying AD permissions with dsacls

Note

Commands in this chapter are run on a domain controller named DC1 in the pearson.pub domain.

Tip

You should be familiar with the advanced ds commands when preparing for the 70-640 and 70-646 exams.

Retrieving Information about Objects with dsquery

You can use the dsquery command to retrieve information about objects in Active Directory (AD). A benefit of dsquery is that you can retrieve multiple objects at the same time by specifying filter criteria. The basic syntax ...

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