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

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

Rob Stagg — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:22:39 GMT

I found it. The day wasn't COMPLETELY wasted... To update the description field for anyone with a Title:

Get-ADUser -filter * -searchbase "OU=test, OU=Users, dc=abc, dc=com" -Properties Description, Title | Where-Object {$_.Title -ne $null} | ForEach-Object {Set-ADObject -Identity $_.DistinguishedName -Replace @{Description=$($_.Title)}}

Whew! I'll be able to sleep tonight.

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

Rob Stagg — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:37:42 GMT

Here's a simple one for you. How do I set a user's description to equal his title? I'm really new to this and it's driving me nuts!

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

Bill Blount — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:27:46 GMT

One other way to modify the Description attribute is to modify the attribute on the $user object and then use the -Instance parameter with Set-ADUser.

Example:

If ($user.Description -eq $null) {

$user.Description = "added via script"

Set-ADUser -Instance $user

}

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

@Derek Hanson — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:07:43 GMT

Yes, I know how to do it. I wanted to perform Global Catalog search for a user and update it in a pipe using Active Directory module. Updating thousands of user accounts located in different domains within one forest is easier using Exchnange 2010 cmdlets.

For example:

This command will succeed (Exchange snap-in):

Get-User -Filter "Name -eq 'Serge Nikalaichyk'" -IgnoreDefaultScope | Set-User -City Minsk

While this command will fail (AD module):

Get-ADUser -Filter {Name -eq "Serge Nikalaichyk"} -SearchBase "" -Server "dc01.mycompany.com:3268" | Set-ADUser -City Minsk

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

Derek Hanson — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:46:33 GMT

@Serge Nikalaichyk

You can do this by connecting to specific domain controllers via the -server parameter in the get-aduser and set-aduser cmdlets.

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

Serge Nikalaichyk — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:24:23 GMT

That's OK, but how can I find and update domain user accounts in different domains within single Active Directory forest?