Question

UserAccountControl Attribute of a Computer object in AD

Asked by: Simon336697

Hi guys,
Id like to write a vbs script using the computer object attribute below:

(O) userAccountControl

to find out what machines in our AD are Enabled or Disabled.

I believe this is the attribute to check for.

The thing is I dont know how to use this attribute.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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2009-10-06 at 15:26:39ID24790743
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by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-10-06 at 19:00:07ID: 25511648

Hi Simon,

You can actually just use the AccountDisabled property of a computer object.

Regards,

Rob.

Const ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE = 2
 
Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set objCommand =   CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
objConnection.Provider = "ADsDSOObject"
objConnection.Open "Active Directory Provider"
Set objCommand.ActiveConnection = objConnection
 
objCommand.Properties("Page Size") = 1000
objCommand.Properties("Searchscope") = ADS_SCOPE_SUBTREE 
 
Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE")
strDNSDomain = objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")
objCommand.CommandText = _
    "SELECT adsPath FROM 'LDAP://" & strDNSDomain & "' WHERE objectClass='computer'"
Set objRecordSet = objCommand.Execute
 
strResults = "Computer,Disabled"
While Not objRecordSet.EOF
	Set objComputer = GetObject(objRecordSet.Fields("adsPath").Value)
	strResults = strResults & VbCrLf & Mid(objComputer.name, 4) & "," & objComputer.AccountDisabled
	objRecordSet.MoveNext
Wend
objRecordSet.Close
 
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objCSV = objFSO.CreateTextFile("DisabledComputers.csv", True)
objCSV.Write strResults
objCSV.Close
 
MsgBox "Done. Please see output file."

                                              
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by: Simon336697Posted on 2009-10-06 at 19:46:11ID: 25511852

Hi Rob,
Thanks so much I will test this.
Rob, the following snippet is a modification of one of your great scripts.
I believe this will return all attributes of the computer object in AD, but I cant see in the following, the attribute AccountDisabled. I must be doing something wrong.

(M) cn
(M) instanceType
(M) nTSecurityDescriptor
(M) objectCategory
(M) objectClass
(M) objectSid
(M) sAMAccountName
(O) accountExpires
(O) accountNameHistory
(O) aCSPolicyName
(O) adminCount
(O) adminDescription
(O) adminDisplayName
(O) allowedAttributes
(O) allowedAttributesEffective
(O) allowedChildClasses
(O) allowedChildClassesEffective
(O) altSecurityIdentities
(O) assistant
(O) attributeCertificateAttribute
(O) audio
(O) badPasswordTime
(O) badPwdCount
(O) bridgeheadServerListBL
(O) businessCategory
(O) c
(O) canonicalName
(O) carLicense
(O) catalogs
(O) co
(O) codePage
(O) comment
(O) company
(O) controlAccessRights
(O) countryCode
(O) createTimeStamp
(O) dBCSPwd
(O) defaultClassStore
(O) defaultLocalPolicyObject
(O) department
(O) departmentNumber
(O) description
(O) desktopProfile
(O) destinationIndicator
(O) directReports
(O) displayName
(O) displayNamePrintable
(O) distinguishedName
(O) division
(O) dNSHostName
(O) dSASignature
(O) dSCorePropagationData
(O) dynamicLDAPServer
(O) employeeID
(O) employeeNumber
(O) employeeType
(O) extensionName
(O) facsimileTelephoneNumber
(O) flags
(O) fromEntry
(O) frsComputerReferenceBL
(O) fRSMemberReferenceBL
(O) fSMORoleOwner
(O) garbageCollPeriod
(O) generationQualifier
(O) givenName
(O) groupMembershipSAM
(O) groupPriority
(O) groupsToIgnore
(O) homeDirectory
(O) homeDrive
(O) homePhone
(O) homePostalAddress
(O) houseIdentifier
(O) info
(O) initials
(O) internationalISDNNumber
(O) ipPhone
(O) isCriticalSystemObject
(O) isDeleted
(O) isPrivilegeHolder
(O) jpegPhoto
(O) l
(O) labeledURI
(O) lastKnownParent
(O) lastLogoff
(O) lastLogon
(O) lastLogonTimestamp
(O) legacyExchangeDN
(O) lmPwdHistory
(O) localeID
(O) localPolicyFlags
(O) location
(O) lockoutTime
(O) logonCount
(O) logonHours
(O) logonWorkstation
(O) machineRole
(O) mail
(O) managedBy
(O) managedObjects
(O) manager
(O) masteredBy
(O) maxStorage
(O) memberOf
(O) mhsORAddress
(O) middleName
(O) mobile
(O) modifyTimeStamp
(O) mS-DS-ConsistencyChildCount
(O) mS-DS-ConsistencyGuid
(O) mS-DS-CreatorSID
(O) msCOM-PartitionSetLink
(O) msCOM-UserLink
(O) msCOM-UserPartitionSetLink
(O) msDRM-IdentityCertificate
(O) msDS-AdditionalDnsHostName
(O) msDS-AdditionalSamAccountName
(O) msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo
(O) msDS-Approx-Immed-Subordinates
(O) msDS-Cached-Membership
(O) msDS-Cached-Membership-Time-Stamp
(O) msDS-KeyVersionNumber
(O) msDs-masteredBy
(O) msDS-MembersForAzRoleBL
(O) msDS-NCReplCursors
(O) msDS-NCReplInboundNeighbors
(O) msDS-NCReplOutboundNeighbors
(O) msDS-NonMembersBL
(O) msDS-ObjectReferenceBL
(O) msDS-OperationsForAzRoleBL
(O) msDS-OperationsForAzTaskBL
(O) msDS-ReplAttributeMetaData
(O) msDS-ReplValueMetaData
(O) msDS-Site-Affinity
(O) msDS-TasksForAzRoleBL
(O) msDS-TasksForAzTaskBL
(O) msDS-User-Account-Control-Computed
(O) msExchAssistantName
(O) msExchHouseIdentifier
(O) msExchLabeledURI
(O) msIIS-FTPDir
(O) msIIS-FTPRoot
(O) mSMQDigests
(O) mSMQDigestsMig
(O) mSMQSignCertificates
(O) mSMQSignCertificatesMig
(O) msNPAllowDialin
(O) msNPCallingStationID
(O) msNPSavedCallingStationID
(O) msRADIUSCallbackNumber
(O) msRADIUSFramedIPAddress
(O) msRADIUSFramedRoute
(O) msRADIUSServiceType
(O) msRASSavedCallbackNumber
(O) msRASSavedFramedIPAddress
(O) msRASSavedFramedRoute
(O) name
(O) netbootGUID
(O) netbootInitialization
(O) netbootMachineFilePath
(O) netbootMirrorDataFile
(O) netbootSCPBL
(O) netbootSIFFile
(O) networkAddress
(O) nonSecurityMemberBL
(O) ntPwdHistory
(O) o
(O) objectGUID
(O) objectVersion
(O) operatingSystem
(O) operatingSystemHotfix
(O) operatingSystemServicePack
(O) operatingSystemVersion
(O) operatorCount
(O) otherFacsimileTelephoneNumber
(O) otherHomePhone
(O) otherIpPhone
(O) otherLoginWorkstations
(O) otherMailbox
(O) otherMobile
(O) otherPager
(O) otherTelephone
(O) otherWellKnownObjects
(O) ou
(O) ownerBL
(O) pager
(O) partialAttributeDeletionList
(O) partialAttributeSet
(O) personalTitle
(O) photo
(O) physicalDeliveryOfficeName
(O) physicalLocationObject
(O) policyReplicationFlags
(O) possibleInferiors
(O) postalAddress
(O) postalCode
(O) postOfficeBox
(O) preferredDeliveryMethod
(O) preferredLanguage
(O) preferredOU
(O) primaryGroupID
(O) primaryInternationalISDNNumber
(O) primaryTelexNumber
(O) profilePath
(O) proxiedObjectName
(O) proxyAddresses
(O) pwdLastSet
(O) queryPolicyBL
(O) registeredAddress
(O) replPropertyMetaData
(O) replUpToDateVector
(O) repsFrom
(O) repsTo
(O) revision
(O) rid
(O) rIDSetReferences
(O) roomNumber
(O) sAMAccountType
(O) scriptPath
(O) sDRightsEffective
(O) secretary
(O) securityIdentifier
(O) seeAlso
(O) serialNumber
(O) serverReferenceBL
(O) servicePrincipalName
(O) showInAddressBook
(O) showInAdvancedViewOnly
(O) sIDHistory
(O) siteGUID
(O) siteObjectBL
(O) sn
(O) st
(O) street
(O) streetAddress
(O) structuralObjectClass
(O) subRefs
(O) subSchemaSubEntry
(O) supplementalCredentials
(O) systemFlags
(O) telephoneNumber
(O) teletexTerminalIdentifier
(O) telexNumber
(O) terminalServer
(O) textEncodedORAddress
(O) thumbnailLogo
(O) thumbnailPhoto
(O) title
(O) tokenGroups
(O) tokenGroupsGlobalAndUniversal
(O) tokenGroupsNoGCAcceptable
(O) uid
(O) unicodePwd
(O) url
(O) userAccountControl
(O) userCert
(O) userCertificate
(O) userParameters
(O) userPassword
(O) userPKCS12
(O) userPrincipalName
(O) userSharedFolder
(O) userSharedFolderOther
(O) userSMIMECertificate
(O) userWorkstations
(O) uSNChanged
(O) uSNCreated
(O) uSNDSALastObjRemoved
(O) USNIntersite
(O) uSNLastObjRem
(O) uSNSource
(O) volumeCount
(O) wbemPath
(O) wellKnownObjects
(O) whenChanged
(O) whenCreated
(O) wWWHomePage
(O) x121Address
(O) x500uniqueIdentifier

' ListObjectProperties.vbs
' VBScript program to list all properties (attributes) for a given Active Directory object. All properties in the Schema are listed, whether assigned a
' value or not. The values of the properties are not output. The program requires the full AdsPath to an Active Directory object, using either
' the WinNT provider or the LDAP provider. Each provider exposes different properties.
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------
' This script is designed to be run at a command prompt, using the Cscript host. The output can be redirected to a text file.
' For example:
' cscript //nologo ListObjectProperties.vbs "ADSPATH" > Properties.txt
' ADSPATH can be similar to:
'     "WinNT://MyDomain/TestUser,user"
' or
'     "LDAP://cn=TestUser,ou=Sales,dc=MyDomain,dc=com"
 
Option Explicit
 
Dim objADObject, strProperty, objClass, strAdsPath
 
' Check for required argument.
If (Wscript.Arguments.Count = 0) Then
    Wscript.Echo "Error, required argument missing."
    Wscript.Echo "ListObjectProperties.vbs"
    Wscript.Echo "Program to list AD object properties"
    Wscript.Echo "Syntax:"
    Wscript.Echo "cscript ListObjectProperties.vbs ADSPATH > output.txt"
    Wscript.Echo "where ADSPATH is the full AdsPath of an AD object."
    Wscript.Echo "For example, ADSPATH could be:"
    Wscript.Echo "  WinNT://MyDomain/TestUser,user"
    Wscript.Echo "or"
    Wscript.Echo "  LDAP://cn=TestUser,ou=Sales,dc=MyDomain,dc=com"
'cscript //nologo ListObjectProperties.vbs "LDAP://CN=shar1,OU=MEL,OU=Merged,OU=AllSites,DC=au,DC=kworld,DC=kpmg,DC=com" > TestUser.txt
 
 
    Wscript.Quit(1)
End If
 
strAdsPath = Wscript.Arguments(0)
 
' Bind to Active Directory object.
On Error Resume Next
Set objADObject = GetObject(strAdsPath)
If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
    On Error GoTo 0
    Wscript.Echo "Object not found in Active Directory"
    Wscript.Echo strAdsPath
    Wscript.Quit(1)
End If
On Error GoTo 0
 
Set objClass = GetObject(objADObject.Schema)
 
' Enumerate mandatory properties of the object.
For Each strProperty In objClass.MandatoryProperties
    Wscript.Echo "(M) " & strProperty
Next
 
' Enumerate optional properties of the object.
For Each strProperty In objClass.OptionalProperties
    Wscript.Echo "(O) " & strProperty
Next
 
' Clean up.
Set objADObject = Nothing
Set objClass = Nothing
                                              
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by: Simon336697Posted on 2009-10-06 at 19:49:22ID: 25511864

Rob,
Also, we have several domains here.
Currently in your script, you have:

Set objRootDSE = GetObject("LDAP://RootDSE")
strDNSDomain = objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")

If I wanted to change the domains, would I need to change the above?

 

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-10-06 at 19:55:35ID: 25511897

Yeah, just change
strDNSDomain = objRootDSE.Get("defaultNamingContext")

to
strDNSDomain = "DC=DomainA,DC=Domain,DC=Com"

or whatever domain you want.

That's odd, I can't find AccountDisabled in Softerra LDAP Browser either, but it works for me!

Regards,

Rob.

 

by: Simon336697Posted on 2009-10-06 at 19:58:35ID: 25511910

Is it possible that using different providers like LDAP or WinNT expose different properties Rob?

 

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-10-06 at 20:01:11ID: 25511928

Yes, they definaly will, but what you and I have looked at is LDAP properties, and my code binds to the LDAP object......strange....

Rob.

 

by: Simon336697Posted on 2009-10-06 at 20:06:48ID: 25511945

Youre a champion and wealth of information mate. Your script works perfectly too.

 

by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-10-06 at 21:23:44ID: 25512199

Thanks for the grade.

Using this code it still doesn't show accountDisabled....I'm not sure where that comes from...

Rob.

If LCase(Right(Wscript.FullName, 11)) = "wscript.exe" Then
    strPath = Wscript.ScriptFullName
    strCommand = "%comspec% /k cscript  """ & strPath & """"
    Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
    objShell.Run(strCommand), 1, True
    Wscript.Quit
End If
 
' See: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/jun05/hey0628.mspx
 
ListProperties "computer"
'ListProperties "user"
 
Sub ListProperties(strClass)
	Set objSchema = GetObject("LDAP://schema/" & strClass)
	Wscript.Echo "Computer Mandatory attributes"
	For Each strAttribute In objSchema.MandatoryProperties
	    Wscript.Echo strAttribute
	Next
	Wscript.Echo
	Wscript.Echo "Computer Optional attributes"
	For Each strAttribute In objSchema.OptionalProperties
	    Wscript.Echo strAttribute
	Next
End Sub

                                              
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by: RobSampsonPosted on 2009-10-06 at 21:29:34ID: 25512217

Although, the link in that code states that the Computer class is derived from the User class, and therefore includes all it's properties, plus a few more.  If the User class is also derived from another class, then maybe that parent class has the accountDisabled property....

Rob.

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