Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Utilities

Windows Resource Kit NT 4.0. Supplimentry tools for managing and deploying Microsoft Windows.

The Windows 2000/2003 Server Resource Kit is filled with command-line tools that can be leveraged for the scripting of auditing and security. The Resource Kit is more or less a mandatory purchase for managing Windows networks.

Also, make sure to visit http://www.reskit.com for Resource Kit updates and on-line documentation. At this website you can access the text of the Resource Kits and download most of their tools for free. Resource Kits are available for Windows 2000 Server and Workstation, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, SMS Server, SQL Server, Exchange Server, IIS, Small Business Server, FrontPage Extensions, etc.

The Windows 2000/2003 Server Resource Kit has many of tools and scripts, too many, in fact, for easy browsing. The next few tables, therefore, list the most useful of the command-line tools for security/auditing, so you quickly can locate them. Because even
these lists are a bit long, the best auditing tools also are in bold.

Command-Line Resource Kit Tools for Users, Groups, Rights and Permissions

Usrtogrp.exe Addusers to groups based on text file input.
Addusers.exe Create and delete user accounts based on text input file.
Ntrights.exe Grant or revoke user rights on remote computers.
Permcopy.exe Copy share permissions from one shared folder to another.
Perms.exe Calculate permissions of a user/group to a folder/file.
Svcacls.exe Read and set permissions on services on remote systems.
Subinacl.exe Show or replace NTFS/registry permissions and owners.
Xcacls.exe Get or set NTFS permissions, with flexible options.

Command-Line Resource Kit Tools for Remote Execution of Commands

Rcmd.exe Client/server utility for executing commands on remote systems.
Rclient.exe Client/server utility similar to Telnet.
Shutdown.exe Shutdown or restart remote systems.
Rshsvc.exe Server-side of Rsh.exe remote execution utility.
Rsh.exe Execute commands on remote servers running Rshsvc.exe.

Command-Line Resource Kit Tools for Auditing and the Registry

Auditpol.exe Modify audit policy on remote computers.
Cconnect.exe Write all user logon activities to a SQL database.
Netsvc.exe List and manage visible/hidden services on remote machines.
Nlmon.exe List domain and trust information.
Typeperf.exe Write real-time Performance Monitor counter data to stdout.
Wc.exe Win32-version POSIX word count utility.

Touch.exe Win32-version POSIX file last access date updater.
Pulist.exe List processes running on remote systems.
Rassrvmon.exe Monitor and log RRAS server activity.
Rasusers.exe List all user accounts with dial-permission on remote computers.
Regdmp.exe Dump registry key/value data to stdout.
Regfind.exe Search and/or replace registry data.
Regini.exe Modify registry entries with a text file.
Sc.exe Low-level query and control of services on remote systems.
Scanreg.exe Search registry for key or value name.
Sclist.exe List running services on remote systems.
Instsrv.exe Install/uninstall services on remote systems.
Showpriv.exe Show the user rights granted to a user or group.
Showacls.exe Show NTFS permissions on folders and files.
Showgrps.exe List the groups to which a user belongs.
Showmbrs.exe List the members of a group.
Snmputil.exe Query SNMP agents from the command line.
Srvcheck.exe List shares and their permissions on remote systems.
Srvinfo.exe Dump a variety of information from a remote system.
Where.exe Find folders/files on local or remote file systems.

Command-Line Resource Kit Tools for Batch Files

Autoexnt.exe Enable a startup batch script, with no user logon required to run script.
Clip.exe Copy data from StdIn to the clipboard.
Forfiles.exe Operate only on selected file types, e.g., .TXT files only.
Freedisk.exe Allow action if a certain percentage of disk space is free.
Gettype.exe Return operating system type and version.
Sleep.exe Make a batch script sleep for a specified period.

Choice.exe Prompt user to make a choice during batch file execution.
Now.exe Echo the current date and time.
Qgrep.exe Quick GREP, with many optional arguments to control search.
Setx.exe Set environmental variables.
Su.exe Execute command under the context of a different user.
Timeout.exe Cause a batch script to wait a period of time then continue.
Waitfor.exe Batch file utility which either waits for or sends a signal across the network to coordinate the activities of multiple remote computers running batch files calling this utility.
Whoami.exe Return the domain and username of the current user.

A full listing of the new tools in Windows XP/2003 is not possible here, but the following is a list of some of the more interesting ones. Most will run on Windows 2000 if copied over, but test the tool out before relying on it.

Sampling of New Tools in Windows XP/2003 or their Support Tools
BinDiff.exe Compare two files at the binary level; includes option to do bulk comparison of all files in two folders and their subfolders.
DiskPart.exe Manage partitions, disk volumes, mirrors, mount points, etc.
DriverQuery.exe List drivers and related information with filters (more verbose).
DS*.exe DSget.exe, DSadd.exe, DSmod.exe, DSmove.exe, DSquery.exe, and DSrm.exe manage objects in directory databases, such as Active Directory.
EventCreate.exe Write custom events to any local/remote Event Log.
EventTriggers.exe Automatically execute a chosen command when an event of a specifiable description/ID/source/etc. occurs in a local or remote Event Log.
FSutil.exe Manage file system properties, such as quotas, hard links, reparse points, 8.3 name generation, etc.
GPResult.exe Display Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) for a particular user and computer from the command line (new version).
IPsecCmd.exe Command-line IPSec management tool (replaces IPSecPol.exe).
LogMan.exe Manage Event Trace Session logs and Performance logs.
NetSh.exe Improved networking configuration tool (try “netsh.exe diag gui” on Windows XP/2003).
OpenFiles.exe List opened files on local/remote systems.
ReLog.exe Resample existing Performance log files.
Sc.exe Improved service controller tool (new version).
SchTasks.exe Manage scheduled tasks on local/remote systems (replaces at.exe)
TaskKill.exe Kill processes and process trees (more flexible than Kill.exe).
TaskList.exe List processes and related information with filters (more verbose than 2000 version).
TypePerf.exe Write real-time Performance data to ASCII file or console.
Wmic.exe Command-line WMI query and configuration tool. This definitely is a tool you should know about!

Download: Windows Resource Kit



There are a number of Windows 2000 Resource Kit software tools available for free download from Microsoft. We'll discuss them briefly here. These utilities can help you streamline administrative tasks such as managing Active Directory™, administering security features, working with Group Policy and Terminal Services, automating application deployment, and other important jobs. Nearly 300 such tools are included on the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit companion CD.

These tools are designed to be installed and run only on Microsoft® Windows 2000. They are neither localized nor supported by Microsoft.

Adsizer.exe: Active Directory Sizer - [more info - download (1.2MB)]

This tool lets you estimate the hardware required for deploying Active Directory based on your organization's profile, domain information, and site topology.


User State Migration Tool - [more info - download (776KB)]

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This command-line tool collects a user's documents and settings (state) before an operating system migration to Windows 2000 is performed and restores them after the installation. The ScanState command of the User State Migration Tool is run before installation to collect a user's state information. After the installation of Windows 2000 is complete, the LoadState command of the tool is run to place the user's state on the computer.


Appsec.exe: Application Security - [more info - download (99KB)]

This tool is a GUI-based application that allows an administrator in a multi-user environment to restrict the access of ordinary users to a predefined set of applications on the network. Enabling application security using this tool will cause the system to reject any attempts by ordinary users to execute a program that they are not authorized to use.


Drmapsrv.exe: Drive Share - [more info - download (86KB)]

DrMapSrv is a Terminal Services command-line tool that configures NET SHARE and NET USE client drives for Terminal Services server access.


Rdpclip.exe: File Copy - [more info - download (178KB)]

File Copy is an extension to Terminal Services server that allows you to copy and paste between server and client.


Sysdiff.exe: Automated Installation Tool - [more info - download (82KB)]

Using this tool, you can pre-install applications as part of an automated setup, including applications that do not support scripted installation.


Terminal Server Capacity Planning Tools - [more info - download (212KB)]

This suite of tools assists organizations with Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Terminal Services capacity planning. They allow organizations to easily place and manage simulated loads on a server. This in turn can allow an organization to determine whether its environment is able to handle the load that the organization expects to place on it.

Last Updated: October 10, 2000



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