powershell script to extend the expiration date of user account to april 1st, 2011

Try this:

get-qaduser | set-qaduser -oa @{accountExpires = '129462012000000000'}

You must also have the Quest AD CMDlets installed:
http://www.quest.com/powershell/activeroles-server.aspx

HTH,

Dale Harris

You know, Set-QADUser has an -AccountExpires parameter. See:

Get-Help Set-QADUser -Parameter AccountExpires

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It should be a bit easier to use than the date string for ObjectAttributes :)

Chris

Thanks, Chris.  I didn't know if there was a way to set it easier.  

Dale

thanks guys , but sqduser is only availabe with quest add-in installed, which i dont have...

Ah shame, still, 2008 R2... MS AD Module?

If so:

Import-Module ActiveDirectory

Set-ADUser "UserID" -AccountExpirationDate $(Get-Date "18/02/2011")

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Chris

Don't you mean:

Import-Module ActiveDirectory

Set-ADUser "UserID" -AccountExpirationDate $(Get-Date "1/04/2011")


?

Also, Fireburn, if you haven't checked out Quest CMDlets, I would really recommend it. :)

DH

Oh yeah, April, missed that bit :)

So yes, that'd be better :)

Chris

So, in regards to this question at least, I would say we broke even :)

Dale

lol :)

Chris

thanks guys. However, instead of doing bulk users which is over 3000 users. I decided to do 20 users at a time just to be safe.
I have put user's samaccountname in a text file,

i need powershell script to read in the text file then do set-aduser -accountexpirationdate "4/1/2011"

Any idea how to do that?

Thanks

Thanks Chris.

question on this line:Set-ADUser $_ -AccountExpirationDate $(Get-Date "01/04/2011")

can i simply do -accountexpirationdate "4/1/2011" or it has to be $(get-date "01/04/2011")?
if so, please explain..

It should take "4/1/2011" and handle it for you.

Chris