Global.exe - Windows 2000 Resource Kit Utility

The Windows 2000 Resource Kit includes many useful utilities. Many of these utilities will be familiar to Windows NT Server Resource Kit users. Many other are new in W2K. Many 'legacy' utilities have added functionality. The Resource Kit tools in the Windows 2000 Resource Kit are designed to run on Microsoft Windows 2000 server or workstation computers. The tools in the Resource Kit help you perform administrative tasks, automate software installation, and with other jobs.

Global.exe

This command-line tool displays members of global groups on remote servers or domains. For Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server, a global group is one that can be granted permissions and rights and can become a member of local groups in its own domain, the member servers and workstations thereof, and trusting domains. However, a global group can contain user accounts only from its own domain. Global groups provide a way to create sets of users from inside the domain, available for use both in and out of the domain.