Re: Custom Taskpad

Active Directory MMC consoles, including Active Directory Users and
Computers (dsa.msc), Active Directory Domains and Trusts (domain.msc) and
Active Directory Sites and Services (dssite.msc), provide command-line
options that allow you to start a console focused on a particular domain or
domain controller. The command-line options support both fully qualified
domain names and NetBIOS names.

The command-line options are:

.. /domain=FullyQualifiedDomainName

.. /domain=NetBIOSDomainName

.. /server=FullyQualifiedDomainControllerName

.. /server=NetBIOSDomainControllerName


You can use these command-line options to run the Active Directory MMC
consoles directly from the command line, or you can create a shortcut to
start a console and add the appropriate command-line options to the
shortcut. You can also use the command-line options with any custom consoles
that you create. For more information about creating and saving console
files, see Windows interface administrative tool reference A-Z: Microsoft
Management Console.

Command-line examples:

.. To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on domain1, type:

dsa.msc /domain=domain1

.. To start Active Directory Users and Computers focused on server1, type:

dsa.msc /server=server1.domain1

.. To start Active Directory Sites and Services focused on server1, type:

dssite.msc /server=server1.domain1

.. To start Active Directory Domains and Trusts focused on server1, type:

domain.msc /server=server1.domain1


Notes

.. Do not use both a /domain and /server command-line option at the same
time.

.. The /domain options can only be used with Active Directory Users and
Computers.

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Cheers,
# Jorge de Almeida Pinto #
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"Active Directory Taskpad" <Active Directory
Taskpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am trying to create a custom taskpad for our helpdesk. I have all the
> tasks they need to perform their daily functions. They need to manage
> multiple domains within the custom MMC file. I have a MMC file that will
> connect to the multiple domains but now they want to connect to a specific
> domain controller in each domain. Is there a way to force multiple ADUC
> snap-ins to connect to multiple domains but connect to the same domain
> controller in that domain every time?


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