1. Launch Powershell cmd prompt from the programs menu.
  2. Inside the cmd prompt , type Get-ADTrust
  3. if it fails – do this first : import-module activedirectory

Once you have the module, you should be able to run all AD commands. This should show you all the currently trusted domains on this DC.

  • If the required DC does not show up, try to create a new trust using the PS script below.

Create New Trust

# Change following parameters 

$strRemoteForest = "forestName1.something" 

$strRemoteAdmin = "adminAccountName" 

$strRemoteAdminPassword = "Heslo@123" 

$remoteContext = New-Object -TypeName"System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.DirectoryContext" -ArgumentList @( "Forest",$strRemoteForest, $strRemoteAdmin, $strRemoteAdminPassword) 

try { 

$remoteForest =[System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Forest]::getForest($remoteContext) 

#Write-Host "GetRemoteForest: Succeeded for domain $($remoteForest)" 

} 

catch { 

Write-Warning "GetRemoteForest: Failed:`n`tError: $($($_.Exception).Message)" 

} 

Write-Host "Connected to Remote forest: $($remoteForest.Name)" 

$localforest=[System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Forest]::getCurrentForest() 

Write-Host "Connected to Local forest: $($localforest.Name)" 

try { 

$localForest.CreateTrustRelationship($remoteForest,"Inbound") 

Write-Host "CreateTrustRelationship: Succeeded for domain $($remoteForest)" 

} 

catch { 

Write-Warning "CreateTrustRelationship: Failed for domain$($remoteForest)`n`tError: $($($_.Exception).Message)" 

}

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