2025年09月27日

Windows powershell commands

Rename Host

Rename-Computer -NewName <name here>

Windows Server Active Directory

Verify Active Directory

Get-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services

Display Name                                            Name                       Install State
------------                                            ----                       -------------
[X] Active Directory Domain Services                    AD-Domain-Services             Installed

Get-ADDomainController

ComputerObjectDN           : CN=LAB-DC1,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com
DefaultPartition           : DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com
Domain                     : ad.homelab.com
Enabled                    : True
Forest                     : ad.homelab.com
HostName                   : Lab-DC1.ad.homelab.com
InvocationId               : 14f469d0-6095-4ffa-9ede-19f4df01485e
IPv4Address                : 192.168.56.10
IPv6Address                :
IsGlobalCatalog            : True
IsReadOnly                 : False
LdapPort                   : 389
Name                       : LAB-DC1
NTDSSettingsObjectDN       : CN=NTDS Settings,CN=LAB-DC1,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuratio
                             n,DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com
OperatingSystem            : Windows Server 2022 Standard Evaluation
OperatingSystemHotfix      :
OperatingSystemServicePack :
OperatingSystemVersion     : 10.0 (20348)
OperationMasterRoles       : {SchemaMaster, DomainNamingMaster, PDCEmulator, RIDMaster...}
Partitions                 : {DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com, DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com,
                             CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com,
                             CN=Configuration,DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com...}
ServerObjectDN             : CN=LAB-DC1,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Site-Name,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=ad,DC=homela
                             b,DC=com
ServerObjectGuid           : b5333005-b504-42c4-8518-dc409bb9b548
Site                       : Default-First-Site-Name
SslPort                    : 636

netdom query fsmo

Schema master               Lab-DC1.ad.homelab.com
Domain naming master        Lab-DC1.ad.homelab.com
PDC                         Lab-DC1.ad.homelab.com
RID pool manager            Lab-DC1.ad.homelab.com
Infrastructure master       Lab-DC1.ad.homelab.com
The command completed successfully.

systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"Domain"

Domain:                    ad.homelab.com

Join Active Directory

Add-Computer -DomainName "<domain>" -Credential <domain>\<user> -Restart

Check Clients/Workstations

Get-ADComputer -Identity CLIENT01

DistinguishedName : CN=CLIENT01,CN=Computers,DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com
DNSHostName       : CLIENT01.ad.homelab.com
Enabled           : True
Name              : CLIENT01
ObjectClass       : computer
ObjectGUID        : 91659f66-b999-4d93-af3e-865b063b5597
SamAccountName    : CLIENT01$
SID               : S-1-5-21-2251905782-184091960-1319809313-1103
UserPrincipalName :

Create new Organizational Unit

New-ADOrganizationalUnit -Name HR -Path "DC=ad,DC=homelab,DC=com"

List all Organizational Units

Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -Filter * | Select Name, DistinguishableName

Name               DistinguishableName
----               -------------------
Domain Controllers {}
HR                 {}