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
Open the Active Directory Sites and Services snap-in.
Click on the Sites container.
The list of sites will be displayed in the right pane.
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.
