search the AD on a client?

[Viking]

One thing thats great with the Active Directory is that you search find
stuff easy. If you have "AD Users and Computers" you can right click the
domain and search... so here is my stud question... how do search the AD on
a clinet that dont have "AD Users and Computers"??? How do you get the same
search window thats in that tool??

/Viking

[Marin Marinov]

<snip>
Are you using Win2K or WinXP? In Win2K you can go to Network
Neighbourhood\Active Directory\<domain> (probably different text,don't
have Win2K at hand), right-click and select search. Since WinXP,
however, this was removed..BUT nevertheless you can do it again ;) -
Start\Run: rundll32 dsQuery,OpenQueryWindow

HTH

[Viking]

Hi!

Right now Im on an 2003 server... and I cant get to the search on a easy way
from the startmeny for example... the "Neighbourhood\Active
Directory\<domain>" does not exist on my 2003 DC...
There must be an more easy way to do a search ...even if its a DC...

/Viking

Post by Marin Marinov
<snip>
Are you using Win2K or WinXP? In Win2K you can go to Network
Neighbourhood\Active Directory\<domain> (probably different text,don't
have Win2K at hand), right-click and select search. Since WinXP,
however, this was removed..BUT nevertheless you can do it again ;) -
Start\Run: rundll32 dsQuery,OpenQueryWindow
HTH
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Cheers,
Marin Marinov
MCT, MCSE 2003/2000/NT4.0,
MCSE:Security 2003/2000, MCP+I
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[Marin Marinov]

<snip>
Yup, you can't, they removed it :) No easier way that opening the dialog
with rundll23 or using ADUC.

[Viking]

Are there any good reason why they did remove it?

Post by Marin Marinov
<snip>
Yup, you can't, they removed it :) No easier way that opening the dialog
with rundll23 or using ADUC.
--
Cheers,
Marin Marinov
MCT, MCSE 2003/2000/NT4.0,
MCSE:Security 2003/2000, MCP+I
-
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

[Marin Marinov]

In article <***@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, ***@extendit.se
says...

Post by Viking
Are there any good reason why they did remove it?

<snip>
Hm, now that's a tough question :) I can speculate it has been removed
for security reasons - remember that by default all users have Read
access on all objects in AD so this lets them view pretty much
information about, say other users, like phone numbers, addresses, etc.
Plus, you have the very powerful capability to build your own LDAP
search. However, you still have the option to search "For people" and
printers.
Or practice showed that this feature is not of much benefit to normal
users (and I can imagine that taking into account that most users know
just how to work with their LOB app and browse the Internet ;)).

Sorry I can't give you a more precise answer. But I assure you there is
a "good reason" were it business, security, or other.

[Nisse]

Okej that great that I can typ "rundll32 dsQuery,OpenQueryWindow" to get this searchwindow. But how does the regular XP user (that dont know this) search the AD?

/Niss

[Marin Marinov]

<snip>
Use Group Policy to place a shortcut on user's desktop or menu that
executes this function.