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- Folder Security
- Hi All,I have a group of home directories of around 100, that i would like to be able to apply so new security to.At the moment these 100 home directories have the group that the users belong to with full rights and administrators with full rights.I want to add %username%...
- Tags: home directory, KingOfTheNerds, permission, security, windows
- Q&A 2005-02-04
- Using the Dsquery command in Windows Server 2003
- Compile a list of DHCP serversEver need to quickly track down all the DHCP servers for a domain?Here's the command:dsquery * forestroot -filter objectclass=dhcpclass) -attr *
- Tags: Dsquery, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Discussion threads 2004-12-08
- Using the Dsquery command in Windows Server 2003
- In the article "Getting startedwith Windows Server 2003's directory service command-line tools," Iintroduced you to the six basic directory service command-line tools andprovided an expanded list showing you the particular objects that each tool isdesigned to work with. I also got you started with a basic understanding ofdistinguished names and...
- Tags: Dsquery, Dsquery command, Finds, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, tool
- Technical articles 2004-12-01
Additional Resources
- Changing Multiple Passwords Win2003 AD
- I have a client that needs to reset the password to something common for a couple of hundred accounts. I seen several scripts that would do this that I tried that didn't work. The domain name is hcslab.domain and the server name is hcs2. If anyone has...
- Tags: mgonzales@..., michael.gonzales@..., password, raimson@..., windows
- Q&A 2006-08-28
- Mass Password Result
- I need to reset about 200 users passwords. How could I do it all at once instead of one by one.In a Win2K3 AD environment you can use dsquery user to find the users (e.g. in a specific OU) and pipe the results of that to a dsmod user command.dsquery...
- Tags: techrepublic@..., windows, password
- Q&A 2006-08-01
- Reset user passwords with Windows Server 2003's DSMod command-line tool
- the -distingushname {unknown parameter}parameter is not working on my windows 2k3 server sp1.Spelling???Check your spelling..............RE: Reset user passwords with Windows Server 2003's DSMod command-line toolif you dont know the users DN you could pipe the dsquery right into the dsmod command, here is an example:If you wanted to change the...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Servers, Bob.Roy, Reset User Passwords, Dsmod, password, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, tool
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- Which characteristics of a multidomain forest determines whether one or mor
- please can forward answer asapthe woods...Would you not be able to view the trees through the hierarchy within the AD GUI? Maybe I'm misunderstanding, or you might want to reword the question.Have you used the ldp.exe tool? It comes with WS2003 Support Tools and can be used...
- Tags: anil_patel@..., advertisement
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
- Stupid Active Directory Question
- How the heck do I get a list of the *active* users in Active Directory? It seems like the simplest of requests, but I can not find any information about how to do it (though I did read somewhere that you *can't* do it?!). Help!define activeDo you mean...
- Tags: active directory, domain, domain controller, Menace65, queries, server, software, Value at Risk, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-10-11
- Active computers on domain
- Just started new position with Windows Server 2003. They never removed inactive computers from domain. Is there a way to tell when a computer was last signed in so I can clean up?not really butYou could check for stale computer accounts. By default a computer in an AD domain changes...
- Tags: computer, arebello01@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-08
- dsmod update to users home directory
- Hi,I'm using the following script to update the path of users home directory in Windows 2000 domain.dsquery user "OU=Users,OU=TS Test,DC=Test,DC=com" -limit 0|dsmod user -hmdrv F -hmdir \serverusers$$username$The user share is hidden that, b
- Tags: mercury11703@...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-15
- Reset user passwords with Windows Server 2003's DSMod command-line tool
- Windows Server 2003 features a command-line tool for modifying the properties of Active Directory AD objects called DSMod.exe. This is most useful for quick user password resets and other similar tasks. The GUI interface does the same thing, but being able to change these items from the command line...
- Tags: Windows Server 2003, Servers
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- Getting started with Windows Server 2003?s directory service command-line tools
- TechRepublic Article TemplateIf youve been working with Active Directory for any lengthof time, chances are good that at some point youve wished there were a way toquickly and easily automate certain operations. Of course, you could tap intoActive Directory Services Interface ADSI via Windows Script Host and VBScriptand create or...
- Tags: Command Description Dsadd, Dsget, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Windows Server, server, tool, directory service
- Technical articles 2004-11-16
- Tool to list the group memberships
- hi folks,am looking for a tool , which could give a list of Groups that a user is member of.i should be able to export this list to a text file. am sure there must be some command line tools for this purpose.HiTry here:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/nov04/hey1122.mspxhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/sept04/hey0930.mspxAnd the most relevant:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/aug04/hey0820.mspxGood luckDSQUERY and/or CSVDE
- Tags: tool, k4k, windows
- Q&A 2005-02-04
- Verify remote pc is on domain via script
- I work in a large office that has several "temp" workstations. The problem is out AD policy is set to remove a workstation that hasn't been logged in at least once every 30 days. Aside from loging into every machine at least once every 30 days I would...
- Tags: %MachineList%, capabel, computer, domain, EOF, ping
- Q&A 2005-03-23
- List Users with LDAP
- I have a VBScript that uses LDAP to list users in security groups. It works fine as long as the users are a part of the "Doamin Users" group and the other group I'm looking for. I have many users not in the "Domain Users" group for security reasons. Anyone...
- Tags: Directory services, Microsoft Windows, LDAP
- Q&A 2006-04-18
- Mailbox Permissions Summary
- Hello. Our newly minted Exchange 2k environment has been limited by audit control, such that our client support team must add themselves to the mailbox permissions tab to take over mailboxes for troubleshooting instead of using a master login ID. The problem arises after the break/fix...
- Tags: permission
- Q&A 2005-07-15
- Using the Dsget command in Windows Server 2003
- In the article "Using the Dsquery commandin Windows Server 2003," I explained how the Dsquery command works andshowed you several examples of how to use it to reveal information that wouldbe a bit tricky to get out of GUI interface tools.In this article, I'll continue my examination of WindowsServer 2003's...
- Tags: Command Description Dsget, Dsget, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Technical articles 2005-01-05
- Old computer objects in AD
- I need to give an accurate count of live computers servers included to the director. Does anyone know of a way to age/scavenge old computer objects from Active Directory so it only leaves me with live computer objects. (I know this can be done in DNS but I'm...
- Tags: computer, advertisement
- Q&A 2005-12-21
- Tech Tip: Create a shortcut to search Active Directory shared folders in XP
- Learn an easier way to access the Find User, Contacts, And Groups dialog box. As you probably know, you can easily locate computers, printers, and users in Active Directory using Windows XP's standard Search tool. But searching for shared folders is a very convoluted procedure. ...
- Tags: Guest Contributor, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Technical articles 2004-08-13
- Searching the Windows 2000 Server Global Catalog
- Searching for objects (users, computers, printers, etc.) on a Windows 2000 Server network is very easy and fast. You can search for objects from the Active Directory Users And Computers console (Start | Programs | Administrative Tools) by right-clicking the domain and selecting Find or by clicking the Find Objects...
- Tags: tip, Windows 2000 Server, Servers
- Blog posts 2007-07-20
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