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Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook

You're reading from   Windows Server Automation with PowerShell Cookbook Powerful ways to automate and manage Windows administrative tasks

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800568457
Length 674 pages
Edition 4th Edition
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Thomas Lee Thomas Lee
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Installing and Configuring PowerShell 7 2. Introducing PowerShell 7 FREE CHAPTER 3. Exploring Compatibility with Windows PowerShell 4. Using PowerShell 7 in the Enterprise 5. Exploring .NET 6. Managing Active Directory 7. Managing Networking in the Enterprise 8. Implementing Enterprise Security 9. Managing Storage 10. Managing Shared Data 11. Managing Printing 12. Managing Hyper-V 13. Managing Azure 14. Troubleshooting with PowerShell 15. Managing with Windows Management Instrumentation 16. Other Books You May Enjoy
17. Index

Adding users to AD using a CSV file

Spiceworks (https://www.spiceworks.com/) is an excellent site for IT professionals to learn more and get their problems solved. Spiceworks has a busy PowerShell support forum, which you can access at https://community.spiceworks.com/programming/powershell.

A frequently asked (and answered) question is: How do I add multiple users using an input file? This recipe does just that. You start with a CSV file containing details of the users you are going to add. Then you run this recipe to add the users.

This recipe uses a CSV file of users to add to AD, with a limited set of properties and values. In production, you would most likely extend the information contained in the CSV, based on your business needs and the information you want to store in AD.

Getting ready

You run this recipe on SRV1, a domain-joined server on which you have installed PowerShell 7 and VS Code. Log in as Reskit\Administrator. You should also have DC1 and DC2 up...

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