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Command

Description

Qfecheck.exe

Check current service pack and hotfixes status

Update.exe

(-x) Install the Service Pack. Extract the files to a directory

(/slip) Allows to create an installation image of the OS with the Service Packs and hotfixes applied to it.

Qchain.exe

Configures the computer after you install several hotfixes so that a single reboot can correctly install all hotfixes

(-z) Prevent the hotfix from rebooting the computer after installation

(-m) Suppress the output of the hotfix. Run silently

You can obtain Qchain.exe from the http://support.microsoft.com/

Web site by searching for Knowledge Base article #Q296861.

Winnt32 /cmdcons

Installs the Recovery Console from the Windows Server 2003 Installation CD.

The Recovery Console is command-line that allows you:

      Starting and stopping services;

      Reading and Writing data on a local drive: and

      Formatting hard disks

Netsh set databaserestore

Load a copy of the DHCP database from the default backup directory.

Or use the Windows Server 2003 Backup and Restore options

Ipconfig

Command-line to display TCP/IP configuration

/all      Displays the configuration all network interfaces.

/release <adapter> Releases the IP address for a specified network adapter card.

/renew <adapter> Renew the IP address for the specified network adapter card.

/flushdns Clears all entries from the DNS Resolver Cache on the local

computer.

/registerdns Renews the local computer’s DHCP lease and reregisters DNS

names.

/displaydns Displays the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache on the local

computer.

/showclassid adapter Displays all the DHCP class IDs allowed for the specified

network adapter card.

/setclassid adapter Modifies the DHCP class ID for the specified network adapter

card

/? Displays a list of all the IPConfig switches and their functions

winipcfg

Configure TCP/IP on Windows 95 and 98

ping

Command-line to test low-level communication over IP to another host on the network.

Messages:

Destination host unreachable There is an IP routing problem between your computer and the remote host

Unknown host hostname None of the client’s name resolution mechanisms recognize the name that you typed - check that you typed the host name correctly

Request timed out The name resolution mechanisms have recognized the name, but the remote host did not receive the request or did not respond to it - check connectivity to the remote host

tracert

Reports back from each router on the path from your client computer to the remote host

Net

View computer´s networking settings

Net config workstation reports NetBIOS name and the domain name of the computer

nbtstat

Check the state of current NetBIOS over TCP/IP connections

NBTSTAT [ [-a RemoteName] [-A IP address] [-c] [-n]

        [-r] [-R] [-RR] [-s] [-S] [interval] ]

  -a   (adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its name

  -A   (Adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its IP address.

  -c   (cache)          Lists NBT's cache of remote [machine] names and their IP addresses

  -n   (names)          Lists local NetBIOS names.

  -r   (resolved)       Lists names resolved by broadcast and via WINS

  -R   (Reload)         Purges and reloads the remote cache name table

  -S   (Sessions)       Lists sessions table with the destination IP addresses

  -s   (sessions)       Lists sessions table converting destination IP

                        addresses to computer NETBIOS names.

  -RR  (ReleaseRefresh) Sends Name Release packets to WINS and then, starts Refresh

Nslookup

> help

Commands:   (identifiers are shown in uppercase, [] means optional)

NAME            - print info about the host/domain NAME using default server

NAME1 NAME2     - as above, but use NAME2 as server

help or ?       - print info on common commands

set OPTION      - set an option

    all                 - print options, current server and host

    [no]debug           - print debugging information

    [no]d2              - print exhaustive debugging information

    [no]defname         - append domain name to each query

    [no]recurse         - ask for recursive answer to query

    [no]search          - use domain search list

    [no]vc              - always use a virtual circuit

    domain=NAME         - set default domain name to NAME

    srchlist=N1[/N2/.../N6] - set domain to N1 and search list to N1,N2, etc.

    root=NAME           - set root server to NAME

    retry=X             - set number of retries to X

    timeout=X           - set initial time-out interval to X seconds

    type=X              - set query type (ex. A,ANY,CNAME,MX,NS,PTR,SOA,SRV)

    querytype=X         - same as type

    class=X             - set query class (ex. IN (Internet), ANY)

    [no]msxfr           - use MS fast zone transfer

    ixfrver=X           - current version to use in IXFR transfer request

server NAME     - set default server to NAME, using current default server

lserver NAME    - set default server to NAME, using initial server

finger [USER]   - finger the optional NAME at the current default host

root            - set current default server to the root

ls [opt] DOMAIN [> FILE] - list addresses in DOMAIN (optional: output to FILE)

    -a          -  list canonical names and aliases

    -d          -  list all records

    -t TYPE     -  list records of the given type (e.g. A,CNAME,MX,NS,PTR etc.)

view FILE           - sort an 'ls' output file and view it with pg

exit            - exit the program

dsquery

;******************PARAMETERS

;QUERY SCOPE

;objet_type = {computer | user | contact | group | OU | server}

;StartNode = {forestroot | domainroot}

;-scope = { subtree | onelevel | base}

;******************HOW TO DISPLAY THE RESULT SET

;-o = {dn, rdn, samid}

;******************* Query Criteria

;-name "Name*"

;-desc Description

;-upn UPN

;-samid SAMName

;-inactive NumberOfWeeks

;-stalepwd NumberOfDays

;-disabled

;******* Domain controller and credentials used for the command

;-s server | -d Domain

;-u UserName

;-p Password | *

;*************CREATING an Organizational Unit

dsadd ou "ou=Asuncion,dc=contoso,dc=com"

dsadd ou "ou=Computers,ou=Asuncion,dc=contoso,dc=com"

;*******************************************************

The following command line queries Active Directory for a user object with a name starting with "Dan", pipes the result set to DSMOD, which disables each object in the result set

dsquery user -name Dan* | dsmod user -disabled yes

;***** Slect a group of users that haven´t change the password for 7 days and force them to change ******************************************

dsquery user ou=employees,ou=asuncion,dc=contoso,dc=com -stalepwd 7 | dsmod user -mustchpwd yes

;*******************************************

;To find all users in a given organizational unit whose name starts with "aguayo" and show their descriptions, type:

dsquery user OU=Employees,OU=Asuncion,dc=contoso,dc=com -name aguayo* | dsget user -desc

;************Move a computer

dsmove "CN=LAP2003,CN=Computers,DC=contoso,DC=com" -newparent "OU=Computers,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,DC=com"

;*****************

;****Create a computer account

dsadd computer "CN=LAPXP,OU=Computers,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,dc=com" -loc "Asuncion" -desc "Laptop with Windows XP professional"

;**********************************

;********************* DELETE A COMPUTER

dsrm "CN=LAPXP,OU=Desktops,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,DC=com"

;Are you sure you wish to delete CN=LAPXP,OU=Desktops,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,DC=com (Y/N)? y

;dsrm succeeded:CN=LAPXP,OU=Desktops,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,DC=com

;*********************

;*********************DISABLED A COMPUTER

dsmod computer "CN=desktop03,OU=Computers,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,DC=com" -disabled yes

;dsmod succeeded:CN=desktop03,OU=Computers,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,DC=com

;********************

;******************** RESET A COMPUTER

dsmod computer "CN=desktop03,OU=Computers,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,DC=com" -reset

;dsmod succeeded:CN=desktop03,OU=Computers,OU=Employees,DC=contoso,DC=com