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DsGetDcName (netapi32)
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C# Signature:
[DllImport("Netapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError=true)]
static extern int DsGetDcName
(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string ComputerName,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string DomainName,
[In] GuidClass DomainGuid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string SiteName,
int Flags,
out IntPtr pDOMAIN_CONTROLLER_INFO
);
VB Signature:
Declare Function DsGetDcName Lib "netapi32.dll" (TODO) As TODO
Pointer to a PDOMAIN_CONTROLLER_INFO value that receives a pointer to a DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_INFO structure that contains data about the domain controller selected. This structure is allocated by DsGetDcName. The caller must free the structure using the NetApiBufferFree function when it is no longer required.
Tips & Tricks:
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Sample Code:
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
struct DOMAIN_CONTROLLER_INFO
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string DomainControllerName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string DomainControllerAddress;
public uint DomainControllerAddressType;
public Guid DomainGuid;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string DomainName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string DnsForestName;
public uint Flags;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string DcSiteName;
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
public string ClientSiteName;
}
[DllImport("Netapi32.dll", CharSet=CharSet.Auto, SetLastError=true)]
static extern int DsGetDcName
(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string ComputerName,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string DomainName,
[In] int DomainGuid,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string SiteName,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.U4)]
DSGETDCNAME_FLAGS flags,
out IntPtr pDOMAIN_CONTROLLER_INFO
);
[DllImport("Netapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
static extern int NetApiBufferFree(IntPtr Buffer);
The DsGetDcName function returns the name of a domain controller in a specified domain. This function accepts additional domain controller selection criteria to indicate preference for a domain controller with particular characteristics.
11/19/2009 10:18:52 AM - -198.54.202.18
TODO - a short description
3/16/2007 8:16:07 AM - anonymous
A made-up class that can be used when you need a pointer to a GUID and when you need to be able to pass null.
3/16/2007 8:16:40 AM - -131.107.3.73
The DsGetDcName function returns the name of a domain controller in a specified domain. This function accepts additional domain controller selection criteria to indicate preference for a domain controller with particular characteristics.
11/19/2009 10:18:52 AM - -198.54.202.18
Frees the memory allocated by network management functions.
6/21/2016 8:26:32 AM - -63.226.251.37
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