PsADManagement

Description

This compilation contains functions to simplify the management of Active Directories. Check the examples to see how to find computers, create new users, and much more.

(tested with: Windows Server(r) 2003 R2, Windows Server(r) 2008, Windows Server(r) 2008 R2)

Table of Contents

• Description
• Background
• Functions/Feature
• Usage
• Authors/Contributors

Background

Microsoft introduced a built-in PowerShell module for managing Active Directory in Windows 2008R2(r). However, I have two problems with this module:

• It is only available on the server and I want to be able to run stuff (most of all Get-* commands) from my local computer
• It doesn’t work with Windows 2008 and 2003 ADs and DCs

So I decided to write my own set of functions, which soon turned into a complete module. Since it is supposed to be a tool to work mainly with older servers, it’s time to finally publish it (Although it is not 100% yet).

There might still be bugs in the functions.

This was first published @ http://oliver.lipkau.net/blog/admanagement-module on 2011/07/18

Functions/Feature

• Add-GroupMember
• Disable-Account
• Enable-Account
• Get-ADACL
• Get-Computer
• Get-Domain
• Get-DomainControllerInfo
• Get-DomainControllers
• Get-DomainPasswordPolicy
• Get-DomainRoot
• Get-EmptyGroup
• Get-Forest
• Get-FSMORoleHolder
• Get-Group
• Get-GroupMember
• Get-GroupMembership
• Get-IPSite
• Get-NearestDC
• Get-Object
• Get-ObjectBySID
• Get-ObjectSID
• Get-RODC
• Get-StaleComputer
• Get-User
• Impersonation
• Move-Object
• New-Computer
• New-Group
• New-OU
• New-Password
• New-User
• Remove-GroupMember
• Remove-Object
• Rename-Object
• Set-ADACL
• Set-Computer
• Set-DomainMode
• Set-ForestMode
• Set-OU
• Set-User
• Test-IsRODC
• Test-SameSubnet

Usage

Load the Module

Unzip the content of the file to: %userprofile%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PsADManagement, open powershell and run Import-Module PsADManagement

Examples

Yet to come

Authors/Contributors

• Oliver Lipkau
• YetiCentral\bshell