Here’s a deep-feature breakdown of the — focusing on native PowerShell cmdlets, legacy ds* commands, and practical admin scenarios. 1. Core Feature: ADUC Cmdlets (PowerShell) The primary module is ActiveDirectory (RSAT-AD-PowerShell). Key Cmdlets & Functions | Cmdlet | Purpose | |--------|---------| | Get-ADUser | Retrieve one or more users | | New-ADUser | Create a new user | | Set-ADUser | Modify user properties | | Remove-ADUser | Delete a user | | Enable-ADAccount / Disable-ADAccount | Control login ability | | Unlock-ADAccount | Unlock a locked user | | Get-ADComputer | Find computers in AD | | New-ADComputer | Pre‑stage computer accounts | | Set-ADComputer | Modify computer properties | | Remove-ADComputer | Delete computer object | | Get-ADGroup | Retrieve group info | | Add-ADGroupMember / Remove-ADGroupMember | Manage group membership | 2. Legacy Command-Line Tools (still functional) | Command | Use case | |---------|----------| | dsquery user | Search for users (filter by name, OU, disabled) | | dsget user | Display user properties (e.g., -memberof , -samid ) | | dsmod user | Modify user attributes (e.g., -pwd , -disabled ) | | dsadd user | Create a new user from command line | | dsrm | Delete a user or computer object | | net user (local/domain) | Basic user info / password set (limited) | | net group | Manage group membership (e.g., net group "Domain Admins" user1 /add ) | | net computer | Add/remove computer accounts | 3. Advanced Automation Examples a. Bulk User Creation from CSV Import-Csv "newusers.csv" | ForEach-Object New-ADUser -Name $_.Name -SamAccountName $_.SamAccountName ` -UserPrincipalName $_.UPN -GivenName $_.First -Surname $_.Last ` -Enabled $true -AccountPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString $_.Password -AsPlainText -Force)
Search-ADAccount -AccountInactive -TimeSpan 90.00:00:00 -ComputersOnly active directory users and computers cmd
Get-ADUser -SearchBase "OU=Old,DC=contoso,DC=com" -Filter * | Move-ADObject -TargetPath "OU=New,DC=contoso,DC=com" Here’s a deep-feature breakdown of the — focusing