Naming Contexts
Continuing our quick look at The ActiveDirectory name space lets have a look at the MSAD_NamingContext class
Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\MicrosoftActiveDirectory -Class MSAD_NamingContext |
Format-Table DistinguishedName, IsFullReplica –AutoSize
DistinguishedName IsFullReplica
----------------- -------------
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=Manticore,DC=org True
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=Manticore,DC=org True
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=Manticore,DC=org True
CN=Configuration,DC=Manticore,DC=org True
DC=Manticore,DC=org True
This is equivalent to the information you see in the root of the AD provider
PS> Get-ChildItem -Path AD:\
Name ObjectClass DistinguishedName
---- ----------- -----------------
Manticore domainDNS DC=Manticore,DC=org
Configuration configuration CN=Configuration,DC=Manticore,DC=org
Schema dMD CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=Manticore,DC=org
ForestDnsZones domainDNS DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=Manticore,DC=org
DomainDnsZones domainDNS DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=Manticore,DC=org