Create a CSV file with relevant data i.e. sAMAccountName,postalCode,givenName,sn user.name,444444,user,name Then import and run piping results to a csv. Adapt the CSV and Set-AdUser sections to do what job you need. $data = Import-CSV -Path .\data.csv $data | ForEach-Object { $user = Get-ADUser -Filter “sAMAccountName -like ‘*$($_.sAMAccountName)*’” -Properties st,postalCode Set-ADUser -identity $user.sAMAccountName -PostalCode $_.postalCode }… Read More »
Signature Setup Source Files Many companies provide software to add signatures to emails you send out and even Exchange has the ability to text to the bottom of users emails. With the help of several forums I’ve made the following script. What it does is creates a Outlook signature file and sets it as default… Read More »
I give this script to remote users so they can remove the Proxy settings when off site. set WshShell = CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”) Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001 strComputer = “.” Set objRegistry = GetObject(“winmgmts:\” & strComputer & “rootdefault:StdRegProv”) strKeyPath = “SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings” wshshell.run “tskill iexplore /a” strValueName = “ProxyEnable” dwValue = 0 objRegistry.SetDWORDValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, strValueName, dwValue… Read More »
A simple script that will map printers for users based on either the computer name or OU the computer is in, very handy if users roam between computers. Create the following script, save it in an accessible share such as netlogon and set it to run as a user startup script via GPO. ‘================================================== ‘PrinterMapping.vbs… Read More »
This is something that seems to effect a lot of companies, clients well out of date and staying powered on all night. In order to shutdown machines we can use simple startup scripts via GPO to create schedule tasks. We can use the same technique to run a VBS script that will check for Updates… Read More »
Forcing shutdown can be done easily by creating a scheduled task on clients issuing the shutdown command. I create these tasks with a simple computer startup script run via a GPO. BasicScheduleTaskCreator.bat REM Delete existing tasks schtasks.exe /delete /TN Shutdown /f schtasks.exe /delete /TN Log_Off /f REM Create new tasks schtasks.exe /create /SC WEEKLY /D MON,TUE,WED,THU,FRI,SAT /ST 21:00:00 /TN… Read More »
Having problems when users try to open a office document that is already open by another user but it doesn’t show the username. The problem usually resides around a missing registry key at HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftOfficeCommonUserInfo run the following VBS script as a logon script to set the registry key correctly. on error Resume Next const HKEY_CURRENT_USER… Read More »