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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I create a folder for each user in my domain? I’d like the folder name to consist of the user’s first initial and their last name (for example, KMyer).-- GN Hey, GN. You know, this has been an interesting week for the Scripting Guys. Why? Because absolutely nothing interesting has happened to any of the Scripting Guy...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that will force all the users in an OU to change their password the next time they log on?-- TH Hey, TH. You know, you picked a bad day to ask a question; the Scripting Guy who writes this column is in an even worse mood than usual (difficult as that might be to believe). A few weeks ago the Scripting...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I determine the home directory for all the disabled user accounts in Active Directory?-- DB Hey, DB. You know, it’s not like the Scripting Guy who writes this column is addicted to TV or anything, but last night he was watching TV (as usual) when he saw a brief feature on a new device that will scramble eggs for you. ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I tack a prefix onto the telephone numbers of all the users in my domain?-- JB Hey, JB. It’s Monday morning as this column is being written, and the Scripting Guy who actually writes this column is still a bit tired from driving across the state and back in order to attend his niece’s wedding. Yes, yet another a weddi...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I write a script that, for each member in a group, returns the member’s name, department, address, title, and description?-- TL-V Hey, TL-V. You would have to mention the word “script,” wouldn’t you? Usually that wouldn’t bother us too much, but in the past 9 days or so the Scripting Guy who writes this column has loo...