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 user is in, in the console tree, right-click the organizational unit, and then click Find.

3. In Name, type the name of the user you want to find.
4. Click Find Now.

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• You can search using partial search criteria. For example, B will return all objects whose name begins with the letter B, such as Backup Operators.
• Use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options.
• To find a user, you can also click on the toolbar.

1. Open Command Prompt.
2. Type:

   dsquery user parameter

Value	Description
parameter	For the list of parameters, see Dsquery.

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• To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type:
  

  dsquery user /?