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January 26, 2010Jan 26, 201001/26/10
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am interested in using Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) cmdlets to create users and organizational units. Is this a hard thing to do? I only ask this because I am an extremely busy network administrator who has barely had time to begin looking at Windows PowerShell.
July 30, 2009Jul 30, 200907/30/09<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml” /><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />
Hey Scripting Guy! I need to be able to move a group from one organizational unit to another. The problem is that our network has thousands of groups and organizational units.
July 27, 2009Jul 27, 200907/27/09(Note Today’s response is taken from Ed Wilson’s book, Windows PowerShell Step by Step, which is available on Microsoft Press.)
Hey, Scripting Guy! At my company, we are often called upon to create objects in Active Directory. I do not mind using the Active Directory Users and Computers tool.
May 2, 2009May 2, 200905/2/09How Can I Get Help with Scripts I’m Writing?
Hey, Scripting Guy! I am a novice scripter but am being diligent about learning more specifically around VBScript. I am following the Microsoft Press book, Windows Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide, and I find it very helpful.
May 13, 2008May 13, 200805/13/08Hey, Scripting Guy! As part of a logon script, I need to determine the distinguished name of the OU for the user logging on. How can I do that?— LK
Hey, LK. Today is May 12th, which might not mean much to you.
April 1, 2008Apr 1, 200804/1/08Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I get a list of all the computers in my domain, grouping those computers by the OU in which the computer account resides?
— TA
Hey, TA. Well, today is Monday, and the Scripting Guy who writes this column is actually glad it’s Monday.
February 29, 2008Feb 29, 200802/29/08Hey, 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;
January 8, 2008Jan 8, 200801/8/08
Hey, Scripting Guy! I need to get a list of all the users in an OU and its subOUs, then change their email addresses so those addresses only user lowercase letters. How can I do that?
— TB
Hey, TB.
January 2, 2008Jan 2, 200801/2/08Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem and I haven’t quite figured out how to solve it. I have an Active Directory group, and I’d like to remove some users from that group; in particular, I’d like to remove all the users whose user accounts reside in a specified OU.
July 28, 2007Jul 28, 200707/28/07Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I map a printer based on the local computer’s OU?— TG
Hey, TG. Before we begin, we’d like to offer a sincere and heartfelt apology to the Scripting Editor. In a recent column, we made it sound as if,
