Finding the Closest Domain Controller

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to find the closest domain controller in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to find the closest domain controller in the Fabrikam.com domain:

Get-ADDomainController –DomainName Fabrikam-Discover -NextClosestSite

Additional information

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to Get-ADDomainController, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help Get-ADDomainController –detailed, and then press ENTER.