Search for a site in active directory.
Syntax
DSQuery Site [-o {dn | rdn}]
[-name Name] [-desc Description]
[{-s Server | -d Domain}] [-u UserName] [-p {Password | *}]
[-q] [-r] [-gc] [-limit NumberOfObjects] [{-uc | -uco | -uci}]
Key
-o The format used to display the search results.
dn = distinguished name.
rdn = relative distinguished name.
samid = Security Accounts Manager (SAM) account name.
-name Search for site(s) whose name attribute(CN) matches Name.
For example, "br*"
-desc Search for site(s) whose description matches. For example, "contractor*"
-s Server to connect to (Default=the domain controller in the logon domain.)
-d Domain to connect to.
-u Username with which the user logs on to a remote server.
-p Password (UserName or Domain\UserName or Username@domain.com)
-q Quiet, suppress all output
-r Recursive search (follow referrals)
-gc Use the AD global catalog during the search.
-limit The maximum number of objects to return, default=100.
-uc Unicode format
-uco Unicode format for output only
-uci Unicode format for input only
Examples
Find all Sites in the current domain with a name that starts with 'south'
C:\> dsquery site -name south*
“I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth” ~ Steve McQueen
Related:
DSQuery OU - Search for OU.
DSAdd - Add object.
DSMod - Modify object.
DSGet - Display object.
DSMove - Move object.
DSQuery - Search for objects.
DSRM - Delete object.