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Oct 31, 2012
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PowerTip: Use PowerShell Get-Member to See Properties of Active Directory Users

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Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell Get-Member cmdlet to see all the properties of an Active Directory user account.  How can you use the Get-Member cmdlet to see all of the properties of a user account in Active Directory?          Use the Get-ADUser cmdlet from the Acti...

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Oct 31, 2012
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Use PowerShell to Modify Existing User Accounts in Active Directory

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to modify existing user accounts in Active Directory.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, I recorded a TechNet Radio podcast with Blain Barton and Matt Hester named, “The 10 non-scary things about Windows PowerShell 3.0.” It should be...

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Oct 30, 2012
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PowerTip: Use a Single Line PowerShell Command to List All Users in an OU

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Summary: Use a single line Windows PowerShell command to list all users in an OU.  How can I list all users in a particular organizational unit (OU)?        Use the Get-ADUser cmdlet from the ActiveDirectory Module (available from the RSAT tools). Specify the SearchBase as the name of the OU, and use a w...

Scripting Guy!Windows PowerShellPowerTip
Oct 30, 2012
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Create Test Users in a Test Active Directory Environment by Using PowerShell

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Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, creates a bunch of test users in a test AD DS environment by using Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work. It seems that the people who fill out titles and descriptions for the users in Active Directory do not follow a standard naming convention—heck, they do no...

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Oct 29, 2012
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PowerTip: Find PowerShell Aliases for Cmdlets from a Specific Module

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Summary: See how to find all Windows PowerShell aliases for cmdlets and functions exposed by a specific module.  How can I find all of the aliases defined for commands (functions or cmdlets) in a specific module?          Use the Get-Command cmdlet (gcm is alias) to return all the commands from the module, and the...

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