Summary: Learn how to use the Windows PowerShell Get-Member cmdlet to see all the properties of an Active Directory user account. How can you use the Get-Member cmdlet to see all of the properties of a user account in Active Directory? Use the Get-ADUser cmdlet from the Acti...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, shows how to use Windows PowerShell to modify existing user accounts in Active Directory.Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The other day, I recorded a TechNet Radio podcast with Blain Barton and Matt Hester named, “The 10 non-scary things about Windows PowerShell 3.0.” It should be...
Summary: Use a single line Windows PowerShell command to list all users in an OU. How can I list all users in a particular organizational unit (OU)? Use the Get-ADUser cmdlet from the ActiveDirectory Module (available from the RSAT tools). Specify the SearchBase as the name of the OU, and use a w...
Summary: Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, creates a bunch of test users in a test AD DS environment by using Windows PowerShell. Hey, Scripting Guy! I have a problem at work. It seems that the people who fill out titles and descriptions for the users in Active Directory do not follow a standard naming convention—heck, they do no...
Summary: See how to find all Windows PowerShell aliases for cmdlets and functions exposed by a specific module. How can I find all of the aliases defined for commands (functions or cmdlets) in a specific module? Use the Get-Command cmdlet (gcm is alias) to return all the commands from the module, and the...
