---
title: "activedirectory show_ad_domains"
slug: "activedirectory-show-ad-domains"
tags: ["5.5"]
updated: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
published: 2026-10-27T23:00:54Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/activedirectory-show-ad-domains"
---

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# activedirectory show_ad_domains

This command shows automatically discovered Active Directory domains for the specified Active Directory configuration.

The display lists each of the discovered Active Directory domains in the cluster's joined domain forest with indication of the domain's fully qualified domain name (FQDN), search base DN, and security identifier (SID).

If [multi-forest authentication](/docs-5-5/docs/active-directory#active-directory-multiforest-authentication) is enabled, the display also includes domains from other trusted forests.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> When Active Directory domain auto-discovery is disabled or Active Directory information is not available, no domains are displayed.

## Usage

```plaintext
activedirectory show_ad_domains --id ID
```

## Required Parameters

| `--id ID` | Specifies which Active Directory configuration to show. |
| --- | --- |

## Example

```plaintext
vcli: admin> activedirectory show_ad_domains --id 7
+-------------------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------+
| BASE DN                 | FQDN           | SID                                       |
+-------------------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------+
| DC=Dep,DC=co-ad,DC=com  | dep.co-ad.com  | S-1-6-21-3652124371-3558378908-1704889498 |
| DC=co-ad,DC=com         | co-ad.com      | S-1-6-21-473129083-4162203952-513326743   |
+-------------------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------+
```