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Adding Office Locations in AD DS with PowerShell

August 12, 2013 Aug 12, 2013 08/12/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to add office locations in Active Directory Domain Services. Hey, Scripting Guy! We are in the midst of a domain migration at work, and I need to clean up a number of attributes in Active Directory prior to our migration. Part of our issue is that we have ...

Export User Names and Proxy Addresses to CSV File

July 22, 2013 Jul 22, 2013 07/22/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson talks about using Windows PowerShell to export user names and proxy addresses to a CSV file from Active Directory. Hey, Scripting Guy! I am trying to produce a report of our users in Active Directory and their associated proxy addresses. I want it in Excel, so I am using the Export-CSV cmdlet. ...

Use the PowerShell AD Provider to Modify User Attributes

March 21, 2013 Mar 21, 2013 03/21/13
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using the Windows PowerShell Active Directory module provider to modify user attributes in AD DS. Hey, Scripting Guy! Just searching for users, or filtering for them, is not entirely all that useful. For me, I need to be able to make changes based on that search or filter. Is this ...

Force a Domain-Wide Update of Group Policy with PowerShell

November 12, 2012 Nov 12, 2012 11/12/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to force a domain-wide update of Group Policy by using Windows PowerShell.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Well, tomorrow, the Scripting Wife and I leave for a three-week European Windows PowerShell tour. We will be doing five Windows PowerShell user groups and meeting with ...

Use PowerShell to Update Address Info in Active Directory

November 2, 2012 Nov 2, 2012 11/2/12
Doctor Scripto
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, talks about using Windows PowerShell to update address information in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Yesterday, at the Charlotte Windows PowerShell user group meeting, one of the members was talking about adding mailing information to all ...