How do I find out which computer is the domain controller in Windows programmatically?
With the most simple programming language: DOS batch
echo %LOGONSERVER%
In cmd on Windows, type the following commande:
nltest /dclist:{domainname}
It lists all domain controllers in particular domain
In C#/.NET 3.5 you could write a little program to do:
using (PrincipalContext context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain))
{
string controller = context.ConnectedServer;
Console.WriteLine( "Domain Controller:" + controller );
}
This will list all the users in the current domain:
using (PrincipalContext context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain))
{
using (UserPrincipal searchPrincipal = new UserPrincipal(context))
{
using (PrincipalSearcher searcher = new PrincipalSearcher(searchPrincipal))
{
foreach (UserPrincipal principal in searcher.FindAll())
{
Console.WriteLine( principal.SamAccountName);
}
}
}
}