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For Linux, this command should return the DNS record for the LDAP server

host -t srv _ldap._tcp.DOMAINNAME

(found at Authenticating from Java (Linux) to Active Directory using LDAP WITHOUT servername)

How could I get the same on the Windows command line using nslookup?

I tried

nslookup -type srv _ldap._tcp.DOMAINNAME

(following http://support.microsoft.com/kb/200525), would this be correct?

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You need to use an = after -type:

nslookup -type=srv _ldap._tcp.DOMAINNAME
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    still can't get
    – ilhnctn
    Mar 13, 2013 at 7:09
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In cmd shell:

nslookup 
set types=all
_ldap._tcp
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    Or, in one line nslookup -type=all _ldap._tcp. Wanted so I could redirect output to a file.
    – dsz
    Jul 27, 2016 at 0:58
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None of the above worked for me, I got every time an error like this (I've tried with all the combinations I can think of with the domain names):

*** Unknown can't find _ldap._tcp: Non-existent domain

So another google search pointed to this method:

nltest /dclist:yourdomain.com

And this results in the list of the different servers in my network. Hope this saves an additional 2 minutes for someone else.

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  • nltest returned the correct information when using the "short" domain name, this short name did not resolve on the nslookup query Oct 25, 2019 at 9:07
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How to verify Service Location (SRV) locator resource records for a domain controller after you install the Active Directory directory service.

Use Nslookup to verify the SRV records, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, and then click Run.

  2. In the Open box, type cmd.

  3. Type nslookup, and then press ENTER.

  4. Type set type=all, and then press ENTER.

  5. Type _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.Domain_Name, where Domain_Name is the name of your domain, and then press ENTER.

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Get-ADDomainController will list your domain controllers from domain If you want to check it from another domain then use -server switch.

get-addomaincontroller -server "domain"
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Windows cmd prompt uses "query" instead of "type" for some forsaken reason. Interactive nslookup still uses "set type=srv".

nslookup -query=srv _ldap._tcp.DOMAINNAME

EDIT: while "query" works it seems that I am 100% wrong. "type" works too.

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  • Are you sure about that? nslookup -type=srv _ldap._tcp.DOMAINNAME works as expected on Windows.
    – jscott
    Sep 7, 2014 at 4:29
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"nslookup -query=srv _ldap._tcp.DOMAINNAME" worked for me, tried nslookup -type=srv _ldap._tcp.DOMAINNAME and didn't work.

Server 2008 R2

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