Use the Powershell Cmdlet Get-ADDomain to get Active Directory (AD) domain information.
This article explains the procedure to get AD domain's details using PowerShell cmdlets. To list all the information about a domain, the get-ADDomain cmdlet has to be used. Based on your need the cmdlet has to be used with appropriate parameters to get the desired details of the domain. Mentioned below are a few sample scripts.
Powershell script
Get-ADDomain
This will list all the details of the domain of the user who is currently logged in.
Powershell script
Get-ADDomain -Identity SaveTheWorld.com
This script will fetch all details about the domain SaveTheWorld.com
Powershell script
Get-ADDomain - Current LocalComputer
This script displays all the details of the domain to which the local computer belongs.
But there's an easier and simpler option compared to PowerShell to fetch the required information from Active Directory or manage AD objects and accounts - ADManager Plus.
The best alternative to PowerShell for AD management and reporting
ADManager Plus helps manage and report on multiple platforms, including AD, Office 365 and Exchange, from a single unified console. It also offers purpose-built management features and reports to simplify AD, Office 365 and Exchange management and reporting. Further, it also offers secure role-based delegation, approval-based workflow, and AD automation capabilities.
Advantages of ADManager Plus over PowerShell
- All-inclusive scripting-free, unified console: ADManager Plus, unlike PowerShell makes it possible to manage and report on AD, Office 365, Exchange Server, Google Workspace, Skype for Business, and more, all from an all-in-one web-based console, with point and click actions. . No more struggling with scripting, multiple consoles, CLIs, tools, etc.
- Purpose-built management features: Be it AD, Office 365 or Exchange, ADManager Plus offers predefined task templates which allow you to:
- Provision AD accounts, and modifying them; cleanup stale accounts, manage GPOs and more
- Create Exchange mailboxes, assign mailbox policies, manage Exchange features such as OWA, OMA or ActiveSync, etc.
- Create Office 365 users, manage licenses, and more.
In fact, these built-in management features allow you to manage objects and accounts in multiple platforms, in bulk, with purely GUI-based actions.
- Built-in reports library with over 200 reports: Reporting on AD, Office 365, Exchange and Google Workspace is turned into a simple point and click activity. Generate reports on AD users, groups, computers, GPO, and more; Office 365 users, licenses, distribution and dynamic distribution groups and their members, etc.; Exchange mailbox enabled users, mail-enabled groups, etc.; NTFS and share permissions reports; compliance based reports, and more, instantly.
- Privileged access management: Manage security group membership, and file server permissions in bulk. Analyze users' and groups' privileges and permissions with detailed nested group membership reports, and file server permissions reports to identify excessive and inappropriate permissions and remove them. Control access to critical data easily.
- OU-based granular and secure delegation: Create and assign custom help desk roles, with appropriate tasks or operations, to delegate AD management and reporting operations to help desk, non-admin or even non-IT users such as HRs. As these permissions are specific to the product--users' permissions will not be elevated in AD--and the users will be able to perform only the delegated operations, in the delegated domains, OUs and groups, also, this delegation is completely secure.
- Customizable approval-based workflow: Monitor, and streamline operations in AD, Office 365, Exchange and more, with multi-level review-approve based workflow, and real-time notifications.
- Automation: Be it a standalone task like creating user identities, assigning Office 365 licenses, or stale account cleanup, or even managing the complete life cycle of user accounts, ADManager Plus. allows you to automate any operation quickly and easily.
- Out-of-the-box integrations: ADManager Plus integrates with help desk software such as ServiceDesk Plus, ServiceNow, and Zendesk; databases such as Oracle and MS SQL, HRMS applications like Workday, BambooHR, UKG Pro, and Zoho People; Syslog and Splunk; and more, for a holistic and integrated approach to IAM.
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