Mass Creation of User Accounts

[Guest]

Hello,
I am Attempting to create about 300 users (with e-mail accounts) on a Win03
server based Active Directory. Can anybody direct me on how I can mass create
these accounts so i would not have to create them one by one?

Regards,
A. Kamal

 

[Tomasz Onyszko [MVP]]

Hello,
I am Attempting to create about 300 users (with e-mail accounts) on a Win03
server based Active Directory. Can anybody direct me on how I can mass create
these accounts so i would not have to create them one by one?

You can use many methods, one of them is using script with ADSI. I wrote
some samples for such tasks, comments are in polish but script itself
should be readable for You:

This is example how to create many users based on the data read from the
text file (lines in this text are users data separated with ; char):
http://www.w2k.pl/tech/sample2_2.txt

This is example how to create Exchange account for a user:
http://www.w2k.pl/tech/sample2_6.txt

another method to create exchange account:
http://www.w2k.pl/tech/sample2_6_1.txt

To create mailboxes from the script You need CDOEXM library registered
in the system:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wss/wss/_esdk_reference_cdoexm.asp

This is installed with Exchange Management tools


Many usefully examples of ADSI scripts You will find here:
http://www.rallenhome.com/books/adcookbook/code.html

and also in ScriptCenter:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

 

[Jimmy Andersson [MVP]]

Step-by-Step Guide to Bulk Import and Export to Active Directory:
http://www.microsoft.com/windo­ws2000/techinfo/planning/activ­edirector...


Tools:
- LDIFDE
- CSVDE
- VBScripting
- SimpleSync (www.cps-systems.com)


Scripting links:
http://www.15seconds.com/focus­/ADSI.htm
http://www.trainingtools.com/
http://www.microsoft.com/Direc­tX/dxm/default.htm
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scri­pting/
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/­index.html
http://www.dx21.com/SCRIPTING/­RUNDLL32/INDEX.ASP?NTI=4&SI=6
http://support.microsoft.com/s­upport/kb/articles/q191/2/39.a­sp?id=191...
http://www.kouti.com/scripts.h­tm
http://www.microsoft.com/techn­et/treeview/default.asp?url=/t­echnet/sc...
http://msdn.microsoft.com/scri­pting/vbScript/doc/vbstoc.htm
http://cwashington.netreach.ne­t
http://www.winguides.com/scrip­ting/
http://www.adminscripts.net/pa­ges/main.het
http://members.aol.com/rick3in­1/computer/batch.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/techn­et/treeview/default.asp?url=/t­echnet/sc...


Regards,
/Jimmy

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Hello,
I am Attempting to create about 300 users (with e-mail accounts) on a Win03
server based Active Directory. Can anybody direct me on how I can mass create
these accounts so i would not have to create them one by one?

Regards,
A. Kamal

I prefer DSADD.EXE, tip 7329 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

 

[Guest]

Hi Jerold,
What does the imput file look like? Would you mind providing a simple example?
I have to create 450 accounts.

Thx
MG