Re: AD user home folder creation

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Thanks ozzie,
I had all of this including the permissions but was wanting a "cleaner way"
and an explanation of why the GUI works and a script doesn't.
Pete
"ozzie" <ozzie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I think the rationale is that if you want to use the GUI - use the GUI
otherwise if you are scripting you probably want more control and
flexibility
over the entire process anyhow.

As far as the code to create the folder:

Sub CreateHomeFolder(drivePath)
'=====================
'create a home folder on a server
'=====================
dim fso
dim fldUserHomedir


Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If Not fso.FolderExists(drivePath) Then

Set fldUserHomedir = fso.CreateFolder(drivePath)

End If

End Sub

That's it...unless you want to go and start setting permissions, but even
that isn't too much more.


"Pete Gomersall" wrote:

Hi all,
Is the anyone out there who can answer this one?
When you create an AD user, using the GUI and specify a home folder in
the
following manner:
\\server\sharename\folder\%USERNAME% then the folder is created if it
doesn't exist (obviously if the user has appropriate permissions to the
share).
So I have a wonderful little vbscript that will do great things adding a
bunch of users to AD and set all their properties etc - exactly how I
want.
However, the script writing to AD doesn't invoke creating the users home
folder (if it doesn't exist) by expanding the username variable.
I have seen several script methods that use FSO to create the folder and
CACLS to modify permissions, but isn't there a way to invoke the
functionality of the GUI directly using some method/function of ADSI? Why
this hindrance to achieving the same thing through scripting or am I
missing
something?
Can someone explain?
Cheers,
Pete Gomersall





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