Recipe 11.2 Listing the Sites

11.2.1 Problem

You want to obtain the list of sites.

11.2.2 Solution

11.2.2.1 Using a graphical user interface

1. Open the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in.

2. Click on the Sites container.

3. The list of sites will be displayed in the right pane.

4. Double-click on a site to view its properties.

11.2.2.2 Using a command-line interface

Run the following command to list the sites:

> dsquery site

Run the following command to view the properties for a particular site:

> dsget site "<SiteName>"

11.2.2.3 Using VBScript

' This code lists all of the site objects. set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE") set objSitesCont = GetObject("LDAP://cn=sites," & _                              objRootDSE.Get("configurationNamingContext") ) objSitesCont.Filter = Array("site") for each objSite in objSitesCont    Wscript.Echo "  " & objSite.Get("cn") next

11.2.3 Discussion

Site objects are stored in the Sites container (e.g., cn=sites,cn=configuration,dc=rallencorp,dc=com) in the Configuration Naming Context (CNC). For more information on creating sites, see Recipe 11.1.