In this tip Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson shows how to see information about your AD DS Forest by using Windows PowerShell.
Question: You would like to see information about your AD DS Forest by using Windows PowerShell. How can you do it?
Answer: Use the Get-ADForest cmdlet from the RSAT tools and pipeline the results to the Format-List cmdlet. This technique appears here:
Get-ADForest | Format-List *
Ed Wilson is the bestselling author of eight books about Windows Scripting, including Windows PowerShell 3.0 Step by Step, and Windows PowerShell 3.0 First Steps. He writes a daily blog about Windows PowerShell called Hey, Scripting Guy! that is hosted on the Microsoft TechNet Script Center; for more PowerTips Check out the Hey, Scripting Guy! blog.
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