List of .msc files for administration

 What

This list of .msc files will help you run admin tools from the command line.

 Problem

When you need to access a specific management console and the start menu disapeared..

 Solution

Most admin tools in Windows Server 2003 are MMC consoles you can access from the Start menu. But you can also open these console from the command line if you know their .msc filenames. This can be especially useful if you log on to your admin workstation using a limited privilege account and use Runas to perform admin tasks. For reference, here's a list of admin tools with their associated .msc files. You can print this out and tape it on the wall beside your workstation until you memorize the ones you use most commonly.
AD Domains and Trusts
 domain.msc

Active Directory Management
 admgmt.msc

AD Sites and Serrvices
 dssite.msc

AD Users and COmputers
 dsa.msc

ADSI Edit
 adsiedit.msc

Authorization manager
 azman.msc

Certification Authority Management
 certsrv.msc

Certificate Templates
 certtmpl.msc

Cluster Administrator
 cluadmin.exe

Computer Management
 compmgmt.msc

Component Services
 comexp.msc

Configure Your Server
 cys.exe
 
Device Manager
 devmgmt.msc

DHCP Managment
 dhcpmgmt.msc

Disk Defragmenter
 dfrg.msc

Disk Manager
 diskmgmt.msc

Distributed File System
 dfsgui.msc

DNS Managment
 dnsmgmt.msc
 
Event Viewer
 eventvwr.msc
 
Indexing Service Management
 ciadv.msc

IP Address Manage
 ipaddrmgmt.msc
 
Licensing Manager
 llsmgr.exe

Local Certificates Management
 certmgr.msc

Local Group Policy Editor
 gpedit.msc

Local Security Settings Manager
 secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups Manager
 lusrmgr.msc

Network Load balancing
 nlbmgr.exe
 
Performance Montior
 perfmon.msc

PKI Viewer
 pkiview.msc

Public Key Managment
 pkmgmt.msc
 
QoS Control Management
 acssnap.msc
 
Remote Desktops
 tsmmc.msc

Remote Storage Administration
 rsadmin.msc

Removable Storage
 ntmsmgr.msc

Removalbe Storage Operator Requests
 ntmsoprq.msc

Routing and Remote Access Manager
 rrasmgmt.msc

Resultant Set of Policy
 rsop.msc
 
Schema management
 schmmgmt.msc

Services Management
 services.msc

Shared Folders
 fsmgmt.msc

SID Security Migration
 sidwalk.msc
 
Telephony Management
 tapimgmt.msc
 
Terminal Server Configuration
 tscc.msc

Terminal Server Licensing
 licmgr.exe

Terminal Server Manager
 tsadmin.exe
 
UDDI Services Managment
 uddi.msc
 
Windows Mangement Instumentation
 wmimgmt.msc
 
WINS Server manager
 winsmgmt.msc