How to make a template for user accounts

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We are in the process of migrating from win NT with out exchange to Win2k with exchange 2k. I have a fair number of user accounts to make (200+) with more data fields than we had with Win NT. However, for all users there will be a few fields that will be identical (I.E. office they are in, building address, company they belong too, etc.). To speed up the process of entering all these users how do I go about making a template that I can use and just add the information that is different? I have looked hi and low for this info with out success!
 
Using Windows Server 2003 management tools (specifically Active Directory
Users and Computers), you can select multiple similar objects at once (for
example, user accounts) and then modify certain attributes simultaneously
for all selected accounts. This feature is new to W2k3 and is not available
in Windows 2000. However, you can also use scripting to generalize certain
attributes - some examples at TechNet Scripting Center and of couse you may
ask the ADSI newsgroup.

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Dmitry Korolyov [[email protected]]
MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory


We are in the process of migrating from win NT with out exchange to Win2k
with exchange 2k. I have a fair number of user accounts to make (200+) with
more data fields than we had with Win NT. However, for all users there will
be a few fields that will be identical (I.E. office they are in, building
address, company they belong too, etc.). To speed up the process of
entering all these users how do I go about making a template that I can use
and just add the information that is different? I have looked hi and low
for this info with out success!
 
Avionicus,

In addition to what Dmitry suggested, you might want to look at ADModify.
You can create the accounts with a minimum of information and then go back
in after the fact with ADModify and add these common entries en masse.

However, how are you doing this migration? Are you simply starting over or
are you migrating via ADMT v2?

HTH,

Cary

Avionicus said:
We are in the process of migrating from win NT with out exchange to Win2k
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with exchange 2k. I have a fair number of user accounts to make (200+) with
more data fields than we had with Win NT. However, for all users there will
be a few fields that will be identical (I.E. office they are in, building
address, company they belong too, etc.). To speed up the process of
entering all these users how do I go about making a template that I can use
and just add the information that is different? I have looked hi and low
for this info with out success!
 
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