Category: Active Directory

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2 DNS zone replication in Active Directory DNS zones can be stored in the domain or application directory partitions of Active Directory. A partition is a data structure within Active Directory used to distinguish data for different replication purposes. For more information, see Active Directory integration. Important If you are changing the storage of a zone from the domain partition to an application directory partition, such as following the promotion of a new Windows Server 2003 domain controller in an existing Windows […]

This article describes how to use the Directory Service command-line tools to perform administrative tasks for Active Directory in Windows Server 2003. The following tasks are broken down into task groups. Back to the top How to Manage Users Creating a New User Account Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type cmd. At the command prompt, type the following command: dsadd user userdn -samid sam_name The following values are used in this command: userdn specifies the distinguished name (also known as the DN) of the user object that you want to add. sam_name specifies the security […]

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 A command-line interface for managing DNS servers. This utility is useful in scripting batch files to help automate routine DNS management tasks, or to perform simple unattended setup and configuration of new DNS servers on your network. Syntax Copy dnscmd <ServerName> <command> [<command parameters>] Parameters Parameter Description <ServerName> The IP address or host name of a remote or local DNS server. Commands Command Description dnscmd /ageallrecords Sets the current time on all time stamps in a zone or node. […]