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DSQUERY | DSGET filtered for null field result

Asked by: johndarby

I have been using the DS tools for about 6 months and have finally run into a simple problem, upon which I am sure someone can shed light...

I use the following command to show users and their profile paths by Distinguished Name.

dsquery user -name * | dsget user -profile -dn

NOW, I need to filter this output to show only those folks with no entries in their profile path.

This would be the quickest way to output those users for whom we have not migrated from NDS 6.0 profiles to AD profiles. I need to do a quick check to see if we have accounted for everyone using this method.

Any ideas how to filter for <NULL> using DS tools? This is the crux of this question. If there is no way, I will write a WSH script and be done with it.

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2006-06-03 at 19:08:57ID21873751
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Answers

 

by: Darwinian999Posted on 2006-06-04 at 05:14:50ID: 16826894

I don't think that you can, but you can pipe the output to a CSV file, open it in excel and sort the output based on the profile column. That'll group the users that don't have a profile path.

 

by: ImranHashimPosted on 2006-06-04 at 07:33:11ID: 16827226

You should use a Saved Query for this. Create a new query, name it something, Press Define Query button, Select Custom Search from Find drop down box, Click on advanced button and paste the following:

(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(!userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=2)(!ProfilePath=*)

This query will find all users that are not disabled and do not have anything in profile path.

Hope this works for you.

 

by: ImranHashimPosted on 2006-06-04 at 08:32:59ID: 16827426

I forgot to mention that the saved query is created in Active Directory Users and Computers. (Just in case someone does not know where to do this :))

 

by: johndarbyPosted on 2006-06-04 at 11:09:57ID: 16828004

Thanks Darwinian.

Thanks Imran, I awarded you points since you offered an alternative. I am in the process of writing a VBS script which I will use AT scheduler to run every 24 hours. This output will be automatically emailed to NDS -> AD Migration Coordinator.

Thanks again,
John

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