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Thanks...That looks like it would work, but it appears I am not able to modify users with a script.<br />
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Disable-QADUser : Access is denied.<br />
At C:\scripts\Disable.ps1:18 char:56<br />
+ Get-Content &quot;C:\temp\userlist.txt&quot; | %{ Disable-QADUser &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&nbsp; $_ }<br />
+ CategoryInfo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;: NotSpecified: (:) [Disable-QADUser], UnauthorizedAccessExceptio<wbr />n<br />
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.UnauthorizedAccessE<wbr />xception,Q<wbr />uest.Activ<wbr />eRoles.Ars<wbr />PowerShell<wbr />SnapIn.Pow<wbr />ershell.Cm<wbr />dlets.Disa<wbr />bleUserCmd<wbr />let
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Thanks...That looks like it would work, but it appears I am not able to modify users with a script.

Disable-QADUser : Access is denied.
At C:\scripts\Disable.ps1:18 char:56
+ Get-Content "C:\temp\userlist.txt" | %{ Disable-QADUser <<<<  $_ }
+ CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Disable-QADUser], UnauthorizedAccessException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.UnauthorizedAccessException,Quest.ActiveRoles.ArsPowerShellSnapIn.Powershell.Cmdlets.DisableUserCmdlet

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This would work, if I were able to modify users with a script.
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This would work, if I were able to modify users with a script.

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OK, I missed something, let's try with<br />
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Get-Content &lt;path-to-txt-file-with-use<wbr />rs&gt; | %{ Get-QADUser $_ | Disable-QADUser }<br />
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I'm sorry.<br />
Krzysztof
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OK, I missed something, let's try with

Get-Content <path-to-txt-file-with-users> | %{ Get-QADUser $_ | Disable-QADUser }

I'm sorry.
Krzysztof

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I need a powershell script to read a list of users from a txt file, disable the user account and change the description of each user.<br />
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Any good ideas?
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I need a powershell script to read a list of users from a txt file, disable the user account and change the description of each user.

Any good ideas?

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