Q. How can I use the support tools to list the global catalog servers in my domain?

If you have NOT already installed the Windows Server Support Tools on you workstation, install them from the SUPPORTTOOLSSUPTOOLS.MSI file of the Windows Server CD-ROM.

Using NETDOM.EXE and Repadmin.exe from the Support Tools, I have scripted ListGC.bat to list the global catalog servers in the domain you are logged onto.

The syntax for using ListGC.bat is:

ListGC

ListGC.bat contains:

@echo offsetlocalset get=netdom QUERY /DOMAIN:%USERDNSDOMAIN% DCset no=The command completed successfully.for /f "Skip=1 Tokens=*" %%a in ('%get%^|find /V "%no%"') do (  call :isgc %%a)endlocalgoto :EOF:isgcset GC=Nfor /f "Tokens=*" %%g in ('repadmin /showreps %1 ^|findstr /l /i /C:"DC Options: IS_GC"') do ( set GC=Y)if "%GC%" EQU "Y" @echo %1