Modifying user account information

[markwilliamson2001]

Hi!

I am new to this forum, but have been reading with keen interest lately!
I am trying to do some thing I think is fairly simpe in active directory. I have added a load of bulk users in active directory, but I would like to add the users display name, to the users description, so it appears in the user list.

I have looked at dsmod user for this, but cant find any examples allowing me to do what i want to do!

Has anyone done this before, or got any ideas?

Ta
Mark

[iatkinson]

Haven't used it in a while but you can mod stuff with AD infinitum

[Geoff]

http://www.edugeek.net/index.php?nam...iewtopic&t=403

[FN-GM]

If you select all the users you want to edit right click > properties you can change the description box.

[markwilliamson2001]

Yes, but that means I can only update all users with the same description!!

I want to match individual users display name to the description, then move onto the next user.

P.S. I have 300+ users to do this for!!

Kind regards
Mark.

[saundersmatt]

Mark, you'll want to use a tool called ADModify.net
It will let you select an OU full of users and fill the description field with the required data.

Matt

[markwilliamson2001]

That sounds more like it!

Ta
Mark

[Iain]

Or use a very simple vbs script. e.g.

Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://rootDSE")

' Define the Distinguished Name of the Organizational Unit
' containing the users to modify
strUserOU = "ou=Students," & objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")

' Bind to the users OU
Set objOU = GetObject ("LDAP://" & strUserOU)

' Set the filter to only return user objects
objOU.Filter = Array("user")

' Iterate through the user objects setting the required 
' attributes
For each objUser in objOU
	' Get the user's display name
	strDisplayName = objUser.displayName
	' Set the user's discription = user's display name
	objUser.Description = strDisplayName
	objUser.SetInfo
Next

' Clean up
Set objOU = Nothing
Set objRootDSE = Nothing

Iain.

[markwilliamson2001]

How can I run this script?
Can I create a batch file that points to the vb file, or do I need to do somethign in particular!

Thanks for all the help by the way, although I havent managed to get any of the solutions working so far, but this script looks okay!

Just need to get it working now!

[Iain]

Just save the script in a file with a name of your choice and give it a .vbs extension.

Then at the command prompt, go to the directory where you have saved the script and type <scriptname>.vbs and it should run.

Don't forget to modify the strUserOU variable to point the the OU where you have created the users.

Iain.

[markwilliamson2001]

Thanks Iain!

Much Appreciated

[markwilliamson2001]

Tried running the script but it came up with an error concerning the objRootLDAP, which it says is required!, not too sure on how to fix this!

Mark

[Iain]

Appologies a mistake on my part, I used the wrong variable name on the line

strUserOU = "ou=Students," & objRootLDAP.Get("defaultNamingContext")

it should read:

strUserOU = "ou=Students," & objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")

Iain

[markwilliamson2001]

Still no luck, now it says that the object (scriptname).vbs, doesnt exist, and I have checked the file name more than once!

Mark

aarrrrggghhhh!

[Iain]

Is the error There is no such object on the server.? If so it means you have not defined strUserOU correctly.

Iain.