dsadd user, problems, I am depressed now

[Mostro]

This is driving me nuts! I took dsadd.exe from a 2003 server and copied it
into the system32 directory on a 2000 SP4 server. I am trying to create a
user from the command line. My syntax is like so, mainly I am doing a
simplified test run to test functionality, then I would rewrite my syntax to
specify the right OU and other options.



I'm trying to create a user named max (will use fictional stuff for the
purpose of my post), in my domain named "domain", in the users OU.



dsadd user "CN=Max,OU=Users,DC=domain,DC=com"



it always returns "The parameter is incorrect."



What am I doing wrong?

 

[kj]

"Users" is a CN not an OU

 

[Mostro]

one thing I've noticed is that on my server 2003 I can create an OU using
"dsadd OU", and I can also create one in Server 2000 (they are on different
domains, the 2k3 server is a test domain)

on the 2003 server I can create a user using "dsadd user", but I cannot on
the 2000 server

why would I be able to in server 2003, but not in server 2000?

also, I am trying this so that I might create a script to automate the
creation of users, not for large batches but just to make things easier, am
I going about this all wrong, is their a better way to accomplish that?

 

[Paul Bergson]

This guy has gone through the effort with examples.

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/DSadd_add_user.htm#DSadd

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Paul Bergson MCT, MCSE, MCSA, CNE, CNA, CCA

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[Jerold Schulman]

dsadd user "CN=Max,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com"

But it really should be

dsadd user "CN=Maximillion Smith,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=com" -samid Max -upn (e-mail address removed) -fn Maximillion-ln Smith -display "Maximillion Smith" ..............