Microsoft included a set of command line tools with their server operating systems to allow better and more productive management of the directory service. The DS Commands are these tools. Simple commands with but a few parameters that can increase the productivity of Systems Administrators and keep their Active Directory Domains running and in tip top shape.
The list of DS Commands is as follows:
- DSGet – returns the current value of the specified directory object property
- DSQuery – allows the directory service to be searched for an object or all objects with like properties
- DSMod – helps an administrator change properties for existing directory objects
- DSrm – removes objects from the directory
- DSAdd – allows administrators to add new directory objects
- DSMove – allows objects to be moved from one Organizational Unit (OU) to another
