Find domain name from command line

We can find the domain name of a computer by running the following commnad from command line.

We can find the logged in user’s domain by using the environment variable ‘USERDOMAIN’. Command for this is given below.

Note that the value in %USERDOMAIN% may not be the same as the one returned by systeminfo command. %USERDOMAIN% gives the domain name the user account belongs to, it could be different from the domain of the computer. Also, this may give you the NetBios name of the computer, not DNS/FQDN name.

Alternatively, we can use WMIC to retrieve domain name.

Whatt is the command to view domain name in windows 7

All the above commands work on Windows 7. WMIC one may/may not work depending on whether the edition of win7 you have supports it or not.

The systeminfo command given in this post works on Windows 7 also. I think copying the command from this page had some problem and it did not work. Have corrected it. It should work now.

systeminfo | findstr Domain

I see no reason for the /b /c:” “

/C may not be required. /b is required to avoid matches with the values for other fields of systeminfo command.

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Thanks for this! I needed to pull the domain for a powershell script for use on servers that didn’t have the ActiveDirectory module (and I wasn’t going to install it).

This enabled me to grab the domain, then trim out the header and return in Powershell for my variable.

This command returns domain or workgroup: net config workstation
* If domain: “Workstation Domain DNS Name”
* If group: “Workstation domain”

Get-WmiObject is not recognized as a command. Any help guys?

Get-WmiObject is a PowerShell cmdlet. You need to use the command in the PowerShell Terminal. To do it in the CMD Terminal, you need to run the WMIC commands (as explained above)
For example, “wmic computersystem get domain” (without quotes)

Can someone please guide me on how to obtain the domain name of the servers remotely. I need to get the domain name for hunderds of servers.
Is there a way to create a CSV file with the server names and create a batch file and run it to obtain this information?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks.

wmic /node:”COMPUTERNAME” computersystem get domain

I am getting domain as workgroup. what’s wrong here?

It means that your computer is not part of a domain but a workgroup. All the home computers are part of a workgroup.

what is domain for windows 8? i need it for change to administrator, it is will work?

thanks for share me the value knowledge

Excellent info and list of commands.. Thank you.

Just type –> set user

gives you the domain info without searching

set user only shows the domain of which the user is a member.
NOT the computer’s domain. (This could be different).

If so, the ‘wmic computersystem get domain’ is a working command.

systeminfo | findstr /B /C:”Domain” depends on the OS language.
if you have a german OS, it’s
systeminfo | findstr /B /C:”Domäne” .
But otherwise fine info.

Search domain in windows

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We have an ISC DHCP server which supports the «domain-search» option per RFC3397.

On Linux clients, if they are configured to request that parameter, they can automatically set multiple DNS search domains, e.g. «uk.example.com us.example.com». (They can also accept multiple domains from «domain-name», which Windows won’t, probably because it’s illegal usage). The Linux clients can also request other options, like «www-server».

I wondered if there was a way in Windows (XP, 7) to request extra, or substitute, DHCP options, and if «domain-search» was succesfully reuqested, whether the system would make use of it.

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I don’t believe it’s supported, because the DHCP server will only give an option if the option was requested by the DHCP client. So it appears that would need additional configuration on the client side such as the option. Here’s more at this thread:

How to Configure DHCP Class ID on a Windows 2000 DHCP ClientFeb 27, 2007 . For SetClassID, if no class id is specified, then the classid is removed. Examples: > ipconfig . Show information. > ipconfig /all . .
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/235272

To set Options on client side:

Show DHCP class ID information at a client computer: Dynamic Host . Jan 21, 2005 . Use the Ipconfig command-line utility to show the DHCP class ID that the client . command as demonstrated in the following example command. . For a DHCP options class to be in effect between the DHCP server and its .
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc758890(WS.10).aspx

How to Create a New DHCP User or Vendor ClassMar 1, 2007 . These option classes are vendor-defined and user-defined .
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240247

If the DHCP clients are all Windows, you can use a GPO to configure DNS Search suffixes:

At this time Win2k3 DHCP cannot assign a DNS suffix search list. That said,
you can assign a connection specific DNS suffix (option 015), which is added
to the search list. But, you can assign only one DNS suffix per client.

There is a GPO that assigns a custom DNS suffix search list to XP and Win2k3
clients which can be assigned by Win2k DCs if you upgrade the GPOs using a
Win2k3 or XP client.

After the GPOs have been upgraded, expand the Group policy to here to apply
the custom search list.
Computer Configuration
-Administrative templates
-Network
-DNS Client

It refers to the registry key controlled by GPO — this will over-ride the standard internal registry setting at:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters\UseDomainNameDevolution

You could also use populate the regkey by script if you didn’t want to pull in the extra ADMX GPO template. and this will force your client to JUST resolve hosts on internal.domain.com or whatever:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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Or use the command:
reg add HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\tcpip\parameters /v «SearchList» /d «domain1.com,domain2.com» /f
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The key thing to observe with manual suffix lists, (from KB275553, link below), is that if you distribute a suffix list then it blocks devolution and use of
primary or connection-specific suffixes. so write that list carefully !

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Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft MVP — Directory Services

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I understand that this can be set on the client side, in the location you specified, but surely it doesn’t have to be done on the client side. Isn’t there a more automated way of specifying this?

If you are in an AD environment, you can use a GPO to push out the suffixes. There are other options, as well, such as scripting and various DHCP options, depending on what type of DHCP you have and DHCP client OS types. Here you go:

At this time, DHCP Option 119, that populates Search Suffixes based on RFC xxxx,
but it’s not supported under Windows DHCP.

However, you can assign a connection specific DNS suffix (option 015), which is added
to the search list. But, you can assign only one DNS suffix per client.

The Connection Specific Suffix is good for the specific connection that received a DHCP
assignment.

ANother option to populate a custom Search Suffix for all interfaces, is to use a GPO,
which works for WIndows 2003, XP and all newer operating systems. If you’re still using
a Windows 2000 DHCP, you’ll need to upgrade the GPOs using a Win2k3 or XP machine.

After the GPOs have been upgraded, or if the sysetm is already at the latests updates and
version, expand the Group policy to apply the custom search list to the following location:

Computer Configuration
-Administrative templates
-Network
-DNS Client

It refers to the registry key controlled by GPO — this will over-ride the standard internal registry setting at:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP\Parameters\UseDomainNameDevolution

You could also use populate the regkey by script if you didn’t want to pull in the extra ADMX GPO template. and this will force your client to JUST resolve hosts on internal.domain.com or whatever:

—
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

—
Or use the command:
reg add HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\tcpip\parameters /v «SearchList» /d «domain1.com,domain2.com» /f
—

The key thing to observe with manual suffix lists, (from KB275553, link below), is that if you distribute a suffix list then it blocks devolution and use of
primary or connection-specific suffixes. therefore you’ll want to enter the list carefully with exactly what you need.

How to configure a domain suffix search list on the Domain Name System clients
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=275553

I would like to point out that the 015 Option is the «Connection Specific Suffix.» This means that the connection that receives a DHCP config from DHCP, will get this suffix as the Search Suffix.

Just to illustrate what I mean, you can test it by setting a suffix in Option 015 that’s different than the domain’s zone name. First, if the AD domain’s zone name is ‘domain.com,’ then the Primary DNS Suffix become ‘domain.com’ when you join the machine to the domain. The default Search Suffix becomes the default Search Suffix. Now in DHCP Option 015, configure ‘domain1.com’ as the connection specific suffix. Now go to the workstation and run a /release and /renew. You will now see the suffix you configured in 015 in addition to the machine’s default.

So if you are trying to simply add one additional suffix, this will work for your DHCP clients. However, if you’re trying to add more than one additional suffix, and/or if you have numerous statically configured machines (such as servers), then a GPO will be the better alternative, which Tiger and JM already suggested.

DHCP Option 135 is not supported by Microsoft DHCP. If I remember correctly,
DHCP option 135 is for something else anyway such as a phone system, based
on RFC 4578, unless it was superceded, or this one superceded a prior one
defining such an option value. Take a look at the list of DHCP options in
the following article, but keep in mind, Microsoft does not support all of
them.

You can *possibly* create the option in DHCP, but that would require some testing on your part.
http://www.isaserver.org/img/upl/isaedukit/5automate/5automate_files/image057.jpg

However, you can use a GPO, which is a lot easier. Create and link a GPO for this purpose. Actually you really don’t want to add anything to the default GPOs. Take a look at the following article. You will want to alter the Primary DNS Suffix Devolution value. Just make sure you document it, so when one day comes up you don’t want it anymore, you don’t go crazy trying to figure out where’s it coming from. You would be surprised that this question comes up once in awhile, and one of the suggestions is to check if they’re coming from a GPO.

New group policies for DNS in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294785

You can also use DHCP Option 015, but as mentioned above, that is the «connection specific suffix,» which only the interface that gets a config from this scope will apply to, meaning that if there are additional interfaces, they will not receive it. The GPO method applies to the machine for all interfaces.
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Microsoft Certified Trainer
Microsoft MVP — Directory Services

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