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To find a computer account

Using the Windows interface

  1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
  2. If you want to search the entire domain, in the console tree, right-click the domain node, and then click Find.

    Or, if you know which organizational unit the computer is in, in the console tree, right-click the organizational unit, and then click Find.

  3. In Find, click Computers.
  4. In Name, type the name of the computer you want to find.

  5. To find only domain controllers, in Role, click Domain Controller.

    Or, to find only workstations and servers (not domain controllers), in Role, click Workstations and Servers.

  6. Click Find Now.

Notes

Using a command line

  1. Open Command Prompt.
  2. Type:

    dsquery computer -name Name

Value Description
Name Searches for computers whose name attributes (value of CN attribute) matches Name.

Notes

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