Listing the domains in your forest
In an Active Directory environment with multiple domains and forests, it can be hard to distinguish the trees from the forest. As authentication is often per forest, an easy way to list the domains per forest is welcome.
Getting ready
Alas, the only reliable way to list the domains in a forest is to use PowerShell.
For this recipe, we'll need one of the following:
- A domain controller running Windows Server 2012 with Desktop Experience (or a newer version of Windows Server)
- A domain-joined member server running Windows Server 2012 with Desktop Experience (or a newer version of Windows Server) with the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell installed
- A domain-joined device running Windows 8.1 (or a newer version of Windows) with the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell installed
On domain controllers running Windows Server 2012 with Desktop Experience (and on newer versions of Windows Server), the...
