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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I change the sAMAccountName from KMyer to Ken.Myer?-- CP Hey, CP. You know, William Shakespeare once said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” What does that have to do with your question abut changing the sAMAccountName for a user? Nothing really; it’s just that every now and then we like people to think...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I check to see if a user is in both group A and group B and, if so, add that user to Group C?-- DH Hey, DH. Good heavens, how are we supposed to know that?!? Sheesh. Sorry; we just always wanted to say that. Now that we have that out of our system, here’s a sample script that checks to see if Ken Myer belongs to both ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I verify that none of my local user accounts have a blank password?-- TB Hey, TB. To begin with, we should point out that at least some of you won’t need to make this check on computers within your domain; that’s because you’re using password policies in the domain that would prohibit the use of a blank password. (For...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I set Word’s default file location to be the user’s home directory?-- LD Hey, LD. Ah, memories. There was a period of time when it seemed like every question we answered in this column was a two-part question: we’d always find ourselves doing things like showing people how to do task 1 (retrieve the user’s home direct...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I clear the logon script path for all my users?-- TF Hey, TF. You know, during in a momentary bout of insanity one of the Scripting Guys once agreed to play his son in an Xbox college football game. “It’s really easy to play,” noted the Scripting Son, who then proceeded to provide a brief tutorial on how to run, pass,...