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Domain.GetCurrentDomain Method

.NET Framework 2.0
Gets the Domain object for the current user credentials in effect for the security context under which the application is running.

Namespace: System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory
Assembly: System.DirectoryServices (in system.directoryservices.dll)

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public static Domain GetCurrentDomain ()
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public static Domain GetCurrentDomain ()
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public static function GetCurrentDomain () : Domain
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Return Value

A Domain object that represents the domain for the specified user credentials in effect for the security context under which the application is running.
Exception type Condition

ActiveDirectoryObjectNotFoundException

A connection to the current context could not be made.

GetCurrentDomain method is determined by the domain credentials under which the application is running. To retrieve the Domain object representing the domain to which the computer running the application is joined, regardless of the credentials associated with that application, use the GetComputerDomain method instead.

See Also

GetComputerDomain

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0
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Sample Using PowerShell 
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Shows use of GetCurrentDomain to return information about the domain
.DESCRIPTION
    Uses system.directoryservices.activedirectory.domain and GetCurrentDomain
 to return domain information of the currently logged on user. NOte that this
    may be different to the domain of the computer itself. 
.NOTES
    File Name  : Get-Domain.ps1
 Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
 Requires   : PowerShell V2 CTP3
.LINK
   This script posted to:
http://pshscripts.blogspot.com/2009/01/get-domain.html
    MSDN Sample posted at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.directoryservices.activedirectory.domain.getcurrentdomain%28VS.80%29.aspx
.EXAMPLE
    PS c:\foo> .\get-domain.ps1
 You are connected to the cookham.net domain
    Role Holders in this domain:
      PDC Role Holder     :  Cookham1.cookham.net
      RID Role Holder     :  Cookham1.cookham.net
      InfraM Role Holder  :  Cookham1.cookham.net
#>

###
# Start of script
###

# Get Domain information
$domain = [System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain]::GetCurrentDomain() 
# Display information   
"You are connected to the {0} domain" -f $domain.name 
"Role Holders in this domain:"
"  PDC Role Holder     :  {0}" -f $domain.PdcRoleOwner
"  RID Role Holder     :  {0}" -f $domain.RIDRoleOwner
"  InfraM Role Holder  :  {0}" -f $domain.InfrastructureRoleOwner
# End of script
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