Identify the Active Directory Account Used in Windows

Use this article to find the Active Directory domain and username for a Windows user. This is useful when troubleshooting connectivity issues to Synergize.

  1. On the client PC, to open a command prompt, type cmd in the Windows Start menu and press Enter.

  2. In the Command Prompt window, type whoami and press Enter.

    1| Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1165]

    2| (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    3| C:\Users\firstname.lastname>whoami

  3. The command line returns the domain name followed by the Active Directory account name for the current user.

    4| Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1165]

    5| (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

    6| C:\Users\firstname.lastname>whoami

    7| transflo.com\user_firstname.user_lastname

    Another example is shown below:

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