Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I verify that ADAM is installed?-- CW Hey, CW. Although former President Ronald Reagan is usually given credit for the phrase “Trust but verify,” we’ve always thought that sounded more like the sort of thing a system administrator would say: “Of course I trust you when you say you installed ADAM on that computer. I ju...
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the name of the local Administrators group? This can vary depending on the operating system language; for example, in German the name of the group is Administratoren.-- DS Hey, DS. You know, the first thought that popped into our heads when we read your question was this: just call Scripting Guy Peter Cost...
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I list all the users in an NT 4.0 domain, along with their description and logon script path?-- HH Hey, HH. Ah, yes NT 4.0. Windows NT 4.0 reminds us of dandelions: it doesn’t matter whether you like dandelions or not, there’s simply no way to get rid of them. The same is true of NT 4.0. Regardless of what people thin...
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I check to see if a user exists in an NT 4 domain?-- PA Hey, PA. You know, if you were to ask us, “How do you back your car out of your driveway?” we’d probably tell you that - after checking all the mirrors - we turn so that we’re facing directly out the back window of the car and then slowly and cautiously begin bac...
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine if the local administrator account has been renamed on a computer?-- KF Hey, KF. You know, our first thought was to tell you to use ADSI and try to bind to the local administrator account on the computer; if that failed, that would mean that there was no account named Administrator on that computer. In tur...
