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Updating AD user fields from CSV file.
Posted on 2011-02-11
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Just want to verify that I am understanding the syntax changes, say I want to update the description, telephone, and office, the syntax for the lower half would read as follows;
Import-CSV $Csv | ForEach-Object {
Set-QADUser $_.DN -Description $_.description -Telephone $_.telephoneNumber -Office $_.physicalDeliveryOfficeN
}
Just want to verify that I am understanding the syntax changes, say I want to update the description, telephone, and office, the syntax for the lower half would read as follows;
Import-CSV $Csv | ForEach-Object {
Set-QADUser $_.DN -Description $_.description -Telephone $_.telephoneNumber -Office $_.physicalDeliveryOfficeN
}
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It'll be fine with that, yes.
The documentation for the CmdLet has it use PhoneNumber in place of Telephone:
Import-CSV $Csv | ForEach-Object {
Set-QADUser $_.DN -Description $_.description -PhoneNumber $_.telephoneNumber -Office $_.physicalDeliveryOfficeName
}
Chris
Ran into a hiccup, was returned the following error:
When I converted the file to '.csv' I did receive an error message, but didn't think anything of it till now. I attached the error message file via picture. I am using Microsoft Excel 2010
excelError.jpg
$OuDomain = "dc=local,dc=testserver,dc=com" $Csv =
"c:\importfile.csv" Import-CSV $Csv | ForEach-Object { Set-QADUser $_.DN -Descr
iption $_.description -PhoneNumber $_.telephoneNumber -Office $_.physicalDeliver
yOfficeName}
Unexpected token 'Csv' in expression or statement.
At line:1 char:48
+ $OuDomain = "dc=local,dc=testserver,dc=com" $Csv <<<< = "c:\importfile.csv" I
mport-CSV $Csv | ForEach-Object { Set-QADUser $_.DN -Description $_.description
-PhoneNumber $_.telephoneNumber -Office $_.physicalDeliveryOfficeName}
+ CategoryInfo : ParserError: (Csv:String) [], ParentContainsErro
rRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnexpectedToken
[PS] C:\Users\llamallamaduck\Desktop>$_.physicalDeliveryOfficeName
}
+ CategoryInfo : OpenError: (:) [Import-Csv], FileNotFoundExcepti
on
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : FileOpenFailure,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Im
portCsvCommand
When I converted the file to '.csv' I did receive an error message, but didn't think anything of it till now. I attached the error message file via picture. I am using Microsoft Excel 2010
excelError.jpg
Active today
You need some line breaks in there, are you trying to put it all on one line? PS will be quite happy spreading things out.
$OuDomain = "dc=local,dc=testserver,dc=com"
$Csv = "c:\importfile.csv"
Import-CSV $Csv | ForEach-Object {
Set-QADUser $_.DN -Description $_.description -PhoneNumber $_.telephoneNumber -Office $_.physicalDeliveryOfficeName
}
Import-CSV "c:\importfile.csv"
I have bad luck apparently.
:S
[PS] C:\Users\llamallamaduck\Desktop>$OuDomain = "dc=local,dc=testserver,dc=com"
[PS] C:\Users\llamallamaduck\Desktop>$Csv = "c:\import.csv"
[PS] C:\Users\llamallamaduck\Desktop>Import-CSV $Csv | ForEach-Object {
>> Set-QADUser $_.DN -Description $_.description -PhoneNumber $_.telephoneNumb
er -Office $_.physicalDeliveryOfficeName
>> }
>>
The term 'Set-QADUser' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, scr
ipt file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was
included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:2 char:14
+ Set-QADUser <<<< $_.DN -Description $_.description -PhoneNumber $_.telepho
neNumber -Office $_.physicalDeliveryOfficeName
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Set-QADUser:String) [], Command
NotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
:S
Active today
Ahh not really :)
You either need to install these:
http://www.quest.com/powershell/activeroles-server.aspx
Or if you already did, you need to run this command first of all:
Add-PsSnapIn Quest.ActiveRoles.ADManage
That'll load the command and should let you execute the rest.
Chris
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