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How can I get information about the RootDSE with Powershell locally on a Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controller

I'm trying to use the Get-ADRootDSE command in Powershell on a Domain Controller running Windows Server 2008 R2 but I get the following error message:

The term 'Get-ADRootDSE' is not recognised as the name of a cmdlet (...)

I wonder if this command can run locally, and what are the pre-requisites to use it within Powershell.

Solution

  • Using Control Panel

    On the Domain Controller, logged as an Administrator go to:

    Control Panel\System And Security\Administrative Tools

    Right click on the shortcut "Active Directory Module for PowerShell" Choose "Run as Administrator"

    A PowerShell prompt will pop-up with the relevant Module loaded.

    In the PowerShell prompt run:

    Get-ADRootDSE

    Using PowerShell command

    On the Domain Controller, logged as an Administrator, within Powershell

    Import-Module Active Directory
Get-ADRootDSE