Re: Books/References new to scripting in AD/2003

Timothy Parker wrote:

Hello, I am new to the scripting world in an AD environment. I have done
some stuff relating to web servers/e-commerce. I am now in charge of a 50+
user network and all its components. I am working on cleaning/updating and
organizing AD a bit and am looking to be able to pull some reports out of
this data for the office users (i.e.: telephone directory, etc) I am
looking for recommendations for good books/whitepapers, websites, etc to
help get me up to speed.

I have looked at the Scripting repository and have started to toy a bit
with some stuff there (script to pull AD users into an excel Spread***
for one) but can't seem to figure out how to get only active (non-disabled
users).

Thanks for any help and guidance you can offer.

Besides the Technet Script Center, the best resource is "Microsoft Windows
2000 Scripting Guide - Automating System Administration". I like the hard
copy text, but it is also available online at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/guide/sagsas_overview.mspx?mfr=true

For tips on using ADO to search AD in scripts see this link:

http://www.rlmueller.net/ADOSearchTips.htm

For example, to filter on all non-disabled users:

strFilter = "(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)" _

& "(!userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2))"



For documentation on Active Directory attributes see this link:



http://www.rlmueller.net/UserAttributes.htm


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Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
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