This module will find the location of the NTDS.DIT file (from the Registry), check that it exists, and display its location on the screen, which is useful if you wish to manually acquire the file using ntdsutil or vss.
Windows
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
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