Active Directory Command Line Tools

Mark11

Hi

I am learning the AD Command Line tools at the moment, Dsadd, dsget, dsmod, dsmove, dsrm and dsquery. I wanted to ask do I need to know all the switches that each command can use for the exam as I am finding it hard to remember them all. If i know what each command will do will that be enough to answer any questions on the exam relating to the command line tools?

Thanks
Mark

Mishra

The best way to approach all these Microsoft tests is not to memorize, but it is to learn and understand. So once you use dsadd, dsmod in a script you wrote and you understand what exactly it does then that should be efficient.

dynamik

Yea, the questions are going to be looking for which tool to use in a specific circumstance. You're not going to have four options with dsmod and various options or anything like that. It's not like the Linux+ *shudders*

Mark11

Great, thanks for the replies I am writing scripts using these commands which is helping no end, it was just the fact I could not always remember the switch I needed to use.

undomiel

As Mishra and dynamik mentioned, it is more about knowing when to use which command line tool than the actual switches for them. I think the 270 was the only one that required knowing some of the switches for unattended installs and sysprep.

jbayne3

if you can remember the command line switches, you are a better person than me

/? is my best friend...there is also reference manuals and technet

Mark11

Trust me /? it's my best friend as well . I just thought that what if they ask me what switch i needed in the exam with no /? to refer to. Thankfully it sounds like i'll be OK.