Windows Server 2008 Core Command Guide

Windows Server 2008 Core Command Guide

What	Command
Set DNS IP	Netsh int ipv4 set dns “local area connection” static 192.168.1.120 primary
Disable firewall	Netsh firewall set opmode mode=disable
add Credential	cmdkey /add: IP_ADDRESS /user: administrator /pass:password
Changing password	Net user administrator*
Set time and date	Control timedate.cpl
Show interfaces	Netsh interface ipv4 interfaces
Set interface IP	Netsh interface ipv4 set address name=”2” source=static address= 172.16.11.162 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=172.16.11.1
View hostname	Hostname
Change hostname	Netdome rename computer %computername% /newname:NAME
Restart server	Shutdown /r t 0
Join server to domain	Netdom join servername /domain:DOMAINNAME /userd:administrator /password:*
Server activation	C:\windows\system32 >cscript slmgr.vbs /?
Check expiration date	Cscript slmgr.vbs -xpr
Activate server	Cscript slmgr.vbs -ato
Automatic updates	Cscript Scregedit.wsf
Check automatic update status	Cscript scregedit.wsf /au /v
Enable automatic updates	Cscript scregedti.wsf /au 4
View Roles install on server	Oclist
Install Role	Ocsetup role_name (use oclist to check role names)
View services started	Net start
Uninstall role	Ocsetup role_name /uninstall
View logs	Wevutil qe system
Enable remote desktop	Cscript scregedit.wsf /ar 0
Disable remote desktop	Cscript scredit.wsf /ar 1
view remote desktop settings	Cscript scredit.wsf /ar v
Allow pre windows vista RDP connection	Cscript scredit.wsf /cs 0
Log off from server	logoff
Start command prompt	cmd.exe (start from taskmgr if you close existing windows)
Start virtual disk service to manage disks	Net start vbs
Check for windows updates immediately	Wuauclt /detectnow