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How do I retrieve the NT Domain name?
Keywords: domain user domain of client NT domain
Question:
Is there a way to determine the name of the NT Domain Controller that is authenticating you? I am planning to write a WB EXE to act as a login script, but for operability ease, I need to determine which Domain Controller the user is being authenticated on so I can taylor the login script for that particular server's location. A little help please??!!I want WinBatch to retrieve the Domain the user is logged into, and I need to retrieve this information for both Win95 and NT users.
Answer (1 of 2):
HOSTDOM (below) is "domain" of client (workgroup for 95, domain for nt)MASTDOM (below) is Domain user logged into:
Under 95:
HOSTDOM = RegQueryValue(@REGMACHINE,"System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP[Workgroup]") MASTDOM = RegQueryValue(@REGMACHINE,"System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSNP32\NetworkProvider[AuthenticatingAgent]") USERNAME = RegQueryValue(@REGMACHINE,"Network\Logon[username]")
Under NT:
HOSTDOM=RegQueryValue(@REGMACHINE,"Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\winlogon[CachePrimaryDomain]")
MASTDOM=StrUpper(Environment("USERDOMAIN"))
Answer (2 of 2):
Compile the code below and put it into the NETLOGON directory. In the PROFILES section, make this your login script (Actually, I am writing my own login script, so I can do that!). When the workstation logs in, it runs the program from the path \\servername\netlogon.This works fine in NT and I will try it in 95. Hope it helps!
CurrentDir=DirGet()
DefaultPath=CurrentDir
WinDir=DirWindows(0)
SysDir=DirWindows(1)
WinPath=DirWindows(0)
WilHome=DirHome()
NetlogonUNC=DirHome()
:GetAuthenticatingServerInfo
ServerString=(StrIndex(NetlogonUNC,"\",3,@fwdscan)-1)
ServerUNC=StrSub(NetlogonUNC,1,ServerString)
ServerName=StrSub(ServerUNC,3,(ServerString-2))
Message("Test","The Current Directory is %CurrentDir%%@crlf%The WIL Home Directory is %WilHome%.%@crlf%NetlogonUNC is %NetlogonUNC%%@crlf%Authenticating Server is %ServerName%.")
Article ID: W13653
Filename: Retrieve NT domain name that user is logged into.txt
File Created: 1999:04:15:16:55:28
Last Updated: 1999:04:15:16:55:28