Editing User Properties

[Alvin]

Is there anyway to edit the Properties of multiple Users with a template or
some other tool? Some of the User information is common among all users,
like address, company, etc... I would like to update one user then select
other users to be updated with the same information.

Thanks in advance!

Alvin

 

[Herb Martin]

Is there anyway to edit the Properties of multiple Users with a template or
some other tool? Some of the User information is common among all users,
like address, company, etc... I would like to update one user then select
other users to be updated with the same information.

You can use scripting. Look for "script-o-matic" on the
TechNet scripting resource site at MS. (There's an AD
version.)

In Win2003 (question was asked in a Win2000 group) you
can select multiple users with the AD User/Comp GUI and
edit SOME limited properties.

 

[Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP]]

Alvin,

Yes. There are a couple of ways to do this.

One way is to use ldifde. This is a good way. Here are several links:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=237677
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2256.txt
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2798.txt
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2849.txt

Another way is to use ADModify. This is a really neat tool. Please take a
look at the following link:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/PSS/Tools/Exchange%20Support%20Tools/ADModify/

However, please note that there is a newer version that has been released in
the meantime. It resolves the issue with updating the Address field. With
the version in the link it
tells you that xxx attributes were updated but they are really not. If you
need the newer version let me know and I will e-mail it to you.]

Another way is to use the new ds tools. I believe that dsmod would be the
tool for this situation. Please look at this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;298882&Product=winsvr2003

There is always scripting as well.

HTH,

Cary

 

[Stefan Buchman]

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- Stefan