MCPmag

How To Build a PowerShell Active Directory Sync Tool

A common use for PowerShell is creating a tool that takes input from a data source and syncs with Active Directory (AD). This is typically done against a CSV file or even from a database that contains ...
MCPmag

Manage Active Directory User Accounts with PowerShell

Microsoft's Active Directory (AD) is a popular service that many organizations use for identity management today. If you're just managing a few employees with user accounts, you could get by with the ...
Network World

Introducing the Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell

Windows Server 2008 R2 includes an Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell. This new feature enables you to perform Active Directory administrative tasks by using Windows PowerShell. Let’s take ...
Redmond Magazine

How To Find Nested Active Directory Group Memberships in PowerShell

Find the actual number of users in a group by locating those that may be hard to find in a hidden subgroup. As someone that manages Active Directory users and groups, trying to figure out the true ...
Computerworld

PowerShell for beginners: Scripts and loops

Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has ...