Active Directory Tools

• NETDIAG.EXE*
  • diagnostic tool helps to isolate networking and connectivity problems by performing a series of tests to determine the state of your network client
• DIRUSE.EXE
  • displays directory size information, including compression information for NTFS volumes
  • You can use Diruse to determine the actual usage of space for compressed files and directories
  • You can also specify a maximum folder size, then diruse marks any folders that exceed the specified limit and, if you choose, alerts you to the problem
• REPADMIN.EXE: Replication Diagnostics Tool*
  • Diagnose replication problems
• SDCHECK.EXE: Security Descriptor Check Utility*
  • Display effective access controls on an object
• NLTEST.EXE*
  • Use to check status of trusts, Lists PDCs, force a user db into sync in an NT4 domain
• ACLDIAG.EXE: ACL Diagnostics*
  • determine whether a user has been granted or denied access to a directory object. It can also be used to reset access control lists to their default state
• DSACLS.EXE*
  • View or modify the access control lists of directory objects
• LDP.EXE: Active Directory Administration Tool
  • Allows LDAP operations to be performed against Active Directory
• DSASTAT.EXE: Active Directory Diagnostic Tool*
  • Compare directory information on domain controllers and detect differences
  • Compares directory trees within or across different domains
  
  
  • DCDAIG.EXE*
    
  • • Analyzes the state of domain controllers in a forest or enterprise to assist in troubleshooting
  • ADSIZER.EXE
    • The Active Directory Sizer tool allows you to estimate the hardware required for deploying Active Directory in your organization
    • The estimate provided is based on your organization's usage profile, domain and site topology
  • GPUPDATE.EXE*
    • updates the group policy changes made to the entire domain
  • GPMONITOR.EXE
    • creates reports when policy settings are refreshed and displays the reports so an administrator can view them
    • helps check Group Policy object (GPO) stability and monitor policy replication
      
  • Ntrights.exe*
    • NTRights is a command-line tool that allows you to grant or revoke a right for a user or group of users on a local or remote computer
    • You can also place an entry in the event log of the computer, noting the change.
    • Useful in unattended or automated installations during which you may want to change the default rights
    • You can also use it in situations where you need to change a right in an existing installation, but you cannot access and log on to all computers
      
  • Oh.exe*
    • Open Handles (OH) is a command-line tool that shows the handles of all open windows
    • used to show only information about a specific process
    • finding the process that has a file open when a sharing violation occurs
  • Permcopy.exe*
    • Share Permissions Copy
  • Perms.exe*
    • User File Permissions Tool
  • Tcmon.exe
    • Traffic Control Monitor