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Hey, Scripting Guy! We’re trying to straighten out our Active Directory, and in order to do so, I’ve been asked to come up with a list of all the groups that have just 1 member or fewer. How can I write a script that will return this information for me?-- DR Hey, DR. Before we answer your question we thought we’d relate an email...

Hey, Scripting Guy! I recently came across your article where you showed people how to use VBScript to add a domain user to a local group. How can I do that same task using Windows PowerShell?-- KE Hey, KE. Before we begin we thought we should mention that the Scripting Guy who writes this column has a new favorite TV commercial. He’s not even s...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the users in an OU who are not a member of a specified group?-- TJ Hey, TJ. You know, the Scripting Guys are having so much fun with the 2008 Winter Scripting Games that we just can’t bear to see the excitement come to an end; therefore, we’ve decided to extend the Games for a couple mor...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to “clone” a local group; in other words, I want to create a new group that contains the same members as the original group. However, I can’t find any sort of copy command that would let me do this. How can I copy the membership of a local group to a new local group?-- SO Hey, SO. Before we begin, we should take ...

  Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I add a domain group to a local group?-- DR Hey, DR. Before we begin today, any chance that we could borrow $5 billion, at least until the next payday? Admittedly, it’s not our habit to go around asking for money, especially an amount of money as big as that. However, we just learned this morning that the Weathe...