Automation in Active Directory

1. Managing user accounts

1.1 Creating user accounts

one single user by command line

dsadd user "cn=Test User,ou=sales,dc=rspguam-domain,dc=test" -samid testuser -upn testuser@rspguam-domain.test -fn Test -ln User -display "Test User" -pwd P@ssw0rd -disabled no

many users by command line

FOR /L %i in (1,1,10) DO dsadd user "cn=Test User%i,ou=sales,dc=rspguam-domain,dc=test" -samid testuser%i -upn testuser%i@rspguam-domain.test -fn Test -ln User%i -display "Test User%i" -pwd P@ssw0rd -disabled no

many users by batch file

@echo off
cls
echo Creating Accounts
echo -----------------
FOR /L %%I in (10,1,99) DO dsadd user "cn=Test User%%I,ou=sales,dc=rspguam-domain,dc=test" -samid testuser%%I -upn testuser%%I@rspguam-domain.test -fn Test -ln User%%I -display "Test User%%I" -pwd P@asswOrd -disabled no
echo -----------------
pause


1.2 Delete users in a OU

dsrm -noprompt "ou=sales,dc=rspguam-domain,dc=test" -subtree -exclude

1.3 Reset user's password

@echo off
cls
echo Reset Password
echo ---------------
set /p DN=Enter the first and last name of the user in quotes:
dsquery user -name %DN% | dsmod user -pwd NewP@sswOrd -mustchpwd yes
echo ---------------
pause

1.4 Move a user and rename the user

dsmove "cn=Test User10,ou=sales,dc=rspguam-domain,dc=test" -newparent ou=accounting,dc=rspguam-domain,dc=test -newname "Dwight Schrute"