Find a group

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To find a group

Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
In the console tree, right-click the domain node, and then click Find.
On the Users, Contacts, and Groups tab, in Name, type the name of the group you want to find.
Click Find Now.

Notes

Performing this task does not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.
To open Active Directory Users and Computers, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Users and Computers.
You can search using partial search criteria. For example, B will return all objects whose name begins with the letter B, such as Backup Operators.
Use the Advanced tab for more powerful search options.
To find groups, you can also click

on the toolbar.

Value	Description
parameter	There are several attributes of a group that you can search by using this command. For the list of parameters, see Dsquery.

Notes

Performing this task does not require you to have administrative credentials. Therefore, as a security best practice, consider performing this task as a user without administrative credentials.
To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command prompt.

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