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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create More Than One User, Assign Attribute Values, and Assign the Users to Groups?

March 24, 2009 Mar 24, 2009 03/24/09

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! I enjoyed your article yesterday about creating a local user account. However, for my purposes I need to be able to create more than one user. Also I would like to be able to assign values to attributes such as the description. If it is not asking too much, I would also like to be able to assign the user to a group. After...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create the Same User Account and Password on Multiple Computers?

March 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009 03/23/09

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! We have an application that runs on our local computers. It is a rather old application, and of course it is mission critical. Because this application is not Active Directory integrated, it means that I need to create a local user account on every computer that is going to run this particular application. All computers ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Use Windows PowerShell to Determine Whether a Local User Account Exists?

May 23, 2008 May 23, 2008 05/23/08

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I use Windows PowerShell to determine if a specified local user account exists on a computer?-- MM Hey, MM. Have you ever heard the expression “good things come to those who wait”? Well, to tell you the truth, the Scripting Guys have never put much credence in that old saying; after all, the Scripting Guy who...

How Can I Remove a Specific Set of Users From the Local Administrators Group?

June 19, 2007 Jun 19, 2007 06/19/07

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I delete all the users whose name starts with GER/ad_ from the local Administrators group on a computer?-- ID Hey, ID. It’s a Friday as the Scripting Guy who writes this column writes this column. Usually Fridays are a very sad day for this Scripting Guy: after all, when Friday comes to an end he faces two ...

How Can I Get a List of All the Local Users Who Have an Expiring Password?

April 19, 2007 Apr 19, 2007 04/19/07

ScriptingGuy1

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the local users who have an expiring password?-- JM Hey, JM. Thanks for the question. Before we answer it, however, we have a question for you: you don’t by any chance have any spare dice lying around, do you? That’s right, dice, the kind you use when playing board games and craps and ...

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