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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Search Active Directory from Within Windows PowerShell?

March 17, 2009 Mar 17, 2009 03/17/09
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(image) Hey Scripting Guy! It seems that searching Active Directory from within Windows PowerShell is rather easy. But what I do not get is the syntax for the query. In the past I used something that looked more like SQL that the examples you show. What gives?- RH(image) (image) Hi PS,I was watching the Ninja bear on MSN Video pretty cool ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Do I Search Active Directory?

March 16, 2009 Mar 16, 2009 03/16/09
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I am just getting started using Windows PowerShell, and while it is pretty cool, I really need to be able to search Active Directory. I tried to adapt some old VBScripts I found laying around on the Internet, but it gets pretty long and convoluted. Is there an easier way to do this? What I am interested in, to ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Find Locked-Out Accounts?

November 20, 2008 Nov 20, 2008 11/20/08
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I know we probably should not do this, but we have account lockout set at work. If a user types in too many bad passwords, they are locked out forever. It requires a call to the help desk to have their account unlocked. The problem is that some users who are shall we say “less motivated” simply refuse to work...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Find Old Computer Accounts?

November 19, 2008 Nov 19, 2008 11/19/08
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have had a number of changes at our company recently. As a result, our Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) installation is somewhat shabby. Okay, a lot shabby. When I go into AD DS Users and Computers and look through it, I cannot tell which computers are supposed to be there or not. How can I get rid of ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Find Expiring Passwords?

November 18, 2008 Nov 18, 2008 11/18/08
ScriptingGuy1
(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! The pointy headed boss (PHB) is at it again. He has decided he does not like it when users do not change their password when prompted. As a result, he wants me to produce a report once a week of all the users who will have to change their password next week. Please tell me it can’t be done so I can get him off ...