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Step 1: Use Dsquery Command<br />
Dsquery user –inactive X –limit 0<br />
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Step 2: Export the List of Inactive Users<br />
Dsquery user –inactive X &gt;&nbsp;C:\Folderyouwantthereports<wbr />in\inactiv<wbr />e users.csv<br />
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Managing Inactive Active Directory Accounts Using PowerShell:<br />
<a href="http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/managing-inactive-active-directory-accounts-using-powershell" rel="ugc">http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/managing-inactive-active-directory-accounts-using-powershell</a><br />
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Hope this helps!
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Step 1: Use Dsquery Command
Dsquery user –inactive X –limit 0


Step 2: Export the List of Inactive Users
Dsquery user –inactive X > C:\Folderyouwantthereportsin\inactive users.csv


Managing Inactive Active Directory Accounts Using PowerShell:
http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/managing-inactive-active-directory-accounts-using-powershell [http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/managing-inactive-active-directory-accounts-using-powershell]

Hope this helps!

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Is their a process for finding out which active directory users have not had any activity for let's say 1 year? &nbsp;I know I have many users in AD that are old and can be deleted. &nbsp;How about a backup of AD before I start doing anything?
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Is their a process for finding out which active directory users have not had any activity for let's say 1 year?  I know I have many users in AD that are old and can be deleted.  How about a backup of AD before I start doing anything?

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