The “Hey, Scripting Guys!” blog has been retired. There are many useful posts in this blog, so we keep the blog here for historical reference. However, some information might be very outdated and many of the links might not work anymore.

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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Identify All Local Users, Groups, and Services on a Local Computer?

March 26, 2009 Mar 26, 2009 03/26/09

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have several computers that seem to be identical, but they act like they are different. I mean, the same person set the computers up, so I imagine he followed the checklist and the machines should therefore be the same. But something weird is going on. What I need is a script that will tell me which services are...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create More Than One User, Assign Attribute Values, and Assign the Users to Groups?

March 24, 2009 Mar 24, 2009 03/24/09

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I enjoyed your article yesterday about creating a local user account. However, for my purposes I need to be able to create more than one user. Also I would like to be able to assign values to attributes such as the description. If it is not asking too much, I would also like to be able to assign the user to a ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Create the Same User Account and Password on Multiple Computers?

March 23, 2009 Mar 23, 2009 03/23/09

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have an application that runs on our local computers. It is a rather old application, and of course it is mission critical. Because this application is not Active Directory integrated, it means that I need to create a local user account on every computer that is going to run this particular application. All ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Standardize the Logon Name for All My Users?

March 26, 2008 Mar 26, 2008 03/26/08

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, Scripting Guy! My company would like me to change our Active Directory logon names from this format – kmyer – to this format: Ken.Myer. Is there a way I can script all these changes?-- DO(image) (image) (image) Hey, DO. You know, sometimes the Scripting Guy who writes this column implies that he leads a dull and drab life...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I List All the Users in an OU Who Are Not Members of a Specified Group?

February 29, 2008 Feb 29, 2008 02/29/08

ScriptingGuy1

(image) Hey, 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 (image) (image) (image) 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; therefore, we’ve decided...

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