Create Users  & mailboxes automatically under win2008 R2 & Exchange 2010

Hi refer this

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvJSMdnyeIQ

http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/tip/Create-hundreds-of-Exchange-2010-mailboxes-for-real-world-lab-testing

http://itproafrica.com/technology/exchange/using-powershell-to-bulk-create-exchange-users-with-passwords/

I created a file called toadd.ps1 and entered the following in it.

$users = Import-CSV C:\scripts\users.csv
$users| foreach

{

$Password = convertto-securestring $_.password -asplaintext -force

new-mailbox -name $_.name -alias $_.alias -FirstName $_.Firstname -LastName $_.Lastname -userPrincipalName  $_.UPN -database $_.Database -OrganizationalUnit $_.OUpath -Password $Password –ResetPasswordOnNextLogon:$true

}


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Then I created a CSV file and tried to run the command in PS.

Not working !

Are you running the script in Exchange Management Shell? if yes what is the error?

Only problem I see is with the use of foreach, you didn't start the Curly bracket immediately after foreach command..
Try this..

$users = Import-CSV C:\scripts\users.csv
$users| foreach {
$Password = convertto-securestring $_.password -asplaintext -force
new-mailbox -name $_.name -alias $_.alias -FirstName $_.Firstname -LastName $_.Lastname -userPrincipalName  $_.UPN -database $_.Database -OrganizationalUnit $_.OUpath -Password $Password –ResetPasswordOnNextLogon:$true
}

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This is the error I am getting while inputing the lines one by one in PS
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You are running the script in normal PowerShell, you need to run the script in  Exchange Management Shell.. Also can you post the input csv file? I think you have not provided the tab password in the file or its values are empty..

To open the Exchange Management Shell, follow these steps:

1.Click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.
2.Click Exchange Management Shell.

I launched the Exchange Management Shell and typed in the commands...
Still errors !

Thx
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Your CSV file doesn't have a header like..

name,alias,Firstname,Lastname,UPN,OUpath,Database,password

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At last it works !
Thanks a lot !
Still few things...
I would like to add
1-a logon script (scriptstart.bat)
2-Home Folder Z:\ connect to \\data-srv\users\%Username%


Thanks again !!