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Useful Windows Server Core Commands

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Well there are so many different commands needed to manage server core that remembering them all will certainly take a while. In the mean time I will keep this post updated with all the useful commands I have come across for configuring a server.

If you have any other suggestions please post them as a comment.

• control timedate.cpl – Sets the date and time.
• control intl.cpl – Set the regional settings.
• netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces – Shows the listing of local interfaces. Can use this to find the interface ID for the connected NIC.
• netsh interface ipv4 set address name’”<interface_id>” source=static address=<ip_address> mask=<subnet_mask> gateway=<default_gateway> – Sets the IPv4 address details.
• netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=”<interface_id>” address’<dns_server> index=1 – Sets the default DNS server.
• netdom renamecomputer %COMPUTERNAME% /NewName:<name> – Changes the local computername to <name>.
• ping <fqdn> – Will ping to see if the DC is avalible and working. :-)
• netdom join %COMPUTERNAME% /domain:<fqdn> /userd:Administrator /passwordd:* – Joins the computer do domain <fqdn>.
• C:\Windows\system32>cscript slmgr.vbs -ato – Activates the Windows Installation.
• C:\Windows\system32>cscript scregedit.wsf /AR 0 – Enables RDP Access.
• regedit.exe – Settings - Instructions to change the screen resolution.
• regedit.exe – Settings – Instructions to change the page file drive & size.