Scripting Blog [archived]

Formerly known as the "Hey, Scripting Guy!" blog

Use PowerShell to Clean Up Active Directory After a Stalled Migration

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to clean up extended user attributes following a stalled Active Directory migration.   Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. Today I am proud to announce the return of Microsoft MVP Nicolas Blank to the Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog. (image) Nicolas has more than 14 years’ experience on various versions...

Use PowerShell and Active Directory Cmdlets to Update Users in Active Directory

Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and the Active Directory cmdlets to update user objects in Active Directory.   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! Watching you write a custom function to search Active Directory is about as much fun as watching paint dry. One reason we upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 was to gain access to the ...

Use PowerShell to Search Active Directory Users’ Missing Values and Add Same

  Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to search Microsoft Active Directory for users that have missing values, and automatically add default values.   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have several network administrators where I work. Unfortunately, all of them have complete rights to Active Directory. This means that any one...