Find DC site (Perl)

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# This Perl code prints the site the specified domain controller is in

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# Adapted from VBScript code contained in the book:
#      "Active Directory Cookbook" by Robbie Allen
# Publisher: O'Reilly and Associates
# ISBN: 0-596-00466-4
# Book web site: http://rallenhome.com/books/adcookbook/code.html
# ---------------------------------------------------------------

# ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
my $strDC = "<DomainControllerName>";  # e.g. dc1.rallencorp.com
# ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
use Win32::OLE;
$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;
my $objRootDSE = Win32::OLE->GetObject("LDAP://" . $strDC . "/RootDSE");
my $objNTDS = Win32::OLE->GetObject("LDAP://" . $objRootDSE->Get("dsServiceName"));
my $objSite = Win32::OLE->GetObject(
                          Win32::OLE->GetObject(
                             Win32::OLE->GetObject(
                                 $objNTDS->Parent)->Parent)->Parent);
print $objSite->Get("cn"),"\n";

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