I'm trying to import a .csv file that contains multiple AD groups and I want to get only the notes and Description field. I'm currently getting errors, and I'm not sure what I'm doing incorrectly. Any help will be appreciated.
$ADGroups = import-csv "C:\Users\User\Documents\ADNotesField.csv"
foreach ($ADGroup in $ADGroups)
{ Get-ADGroup -Identity $ADGroup -Properties info, description
}
$ADGroup | Export-CSV -Path "C:\Users\User\Documents.csv" -NoTypeInformation
This is the error that I'm receiving:
Get-ADGroup : Cannot convert 'System.Object[]' to the type 'Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADGroup' required by parameter 'Identity'. Specified method is not supported.
At line:3 char:25
+ { Get-ADGroup -identity $ADGroups -Properties info, description
+ ~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ADGroup], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgument,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADGroup
CSV File first few lines starting at cell A1 and going down to A2, etc. All of these are AD Groups:
Domain Users
Washington Techs
California Techs
Nevada Techs
If you really have a CSV (comma-delimited) and considering the Users column has the AD Groups you need to query, the following should work:
Import-Csv "C:\Users\User\Documents\ADNotesField.csv" | ForEach-Object {
try {
Get-ADGroup -Identity $_.Users -Properties info, description
}
catch {
Write-Warning $_.Exception.Message
}
} | Select-Object Name, Info, Description |
Export-CSV -Path "C:\Users\User\Documents.csv" -NoTypeInformation
Related
I have a .csv file that I am using to modify custom attributes on users in Active Directory, but PowerShell does not like the script:
Import-Csv -path c:\users\user\desktop\doc.csv | ForEach-Object {
Set-ADUser $_.mail -replace #{
ExtensionAttribute1 = $_.ExtensionAttribute1
}
}
I get the following error:
Set-ADUser : replace
At line:2 char:4
Set-ADUser $_.mail -replace #{
CategoryInfo: InvalidOperation: (user123:ADUser) [Set-ADUser], ADInvalidOperationException
FullyQualifiedErrorId: ActiveDirectoryServer:0,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.SetADUser
The CSV only has 2 columns:
extensionAttribute1,mail
Any help would be appreciated
The -Identity parameter for Set-ADUser does not take an email address.
It needs either the DistinguishedName, objectGUID, SID or SamAccountName. You can also pipe a user object directly to the cmdlet.
Because of that, you need to first try to find the user with Get-ADUser and if that succeeds set the attribute.
Import-Csv -Path 'c:\users\user\desktop\doc.csv' | ForEach-Object {
$user = Get-ADUser -Filter "EmailAddress -eq '$($_.mail)'" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($user) {
$user | Set-ADUser -Replace #{ extensionAttribute1 = $_.extensionAttribute1 }
}
else {
Write-Warning "No user with email address '$($_.mail)' found.."
}
}
PS. I always use the exact LDAP name inside the Hash for the key name when using -Add, -Replace etc. Case sensitive.
I have a list of users in active directory to which I have to remove the description and office fields. how can i do through poweshell? I try this but not work.
My code path is ok
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
$Users = Import-csv C:\Users\xxxx\Desktop\test.csv
foreach($User in $Users){
Set-ADUser $User.SamAccountName -Description $User.NewDescription
}
my csv
SamAccountName;NewDescription;EmailAddress
xxxxxxxxxx;xxxxxxxxxxx;xxxxxxxxxxxxx#libero.it
Powershell answer
Set-ADUser : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Identity'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the
argument, and then try running the command again.
At line:4 char:12
+ Set-ADUser $User.SamAccountName -Description $User.NewDescription
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Set-ADUser], ParameterBindingValidationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.SetADUs
er
Help will be appreciated
You need to specify your delimiter on your import-csv statement. The default is comma separated, so you can define it like so
$Users = Import-csv C:\Users\xxxx\Desktop\test.csv -Delimiter ';'
Without this, then it's importing as one single column instead of three.
See Import-CSV for more.
It might work?
$users = Import-Csv -Path C:\users1.csv
foreach ($user in $users) {
#Search in specified OU and Update existing attributes
Get-ADUser -Filter “SamAccountName -eq ‘$($user.samaccountname)'” -Properties * -SearchBase “cn=Users,DC=**********,DC=*****” |
Set-ADUser -Clear description, Office
}
Trying to search AD account properties pulling from a CSV. The Import-CSV line works by itself. I cannot for the life of me figure out why it is asking for a filter. I took this from another script I found where they said it worked. Others were using a For-Each statement.
PS C:\Users\XXXXX> Import-CSV .\listofnames.csv | Get-ADUser $_.DisplayName -properties displayname
Get-ADUser : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Identity'. The argument is null or an element of the argument
collection contains a null value.
At line:1 char:43
+ Import-CSV .\listofnames.csv | Get-ADUser $_.DisplayName -properties ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Get-ADUser], ParameterBindingValidationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADUser
Its prompting you for the 'Identity' because that is how it identifies what user you are searching for.
Try this:
$users = get-content C:\Temp\test.csv
foreach ($user in $users){Get-ADUser -Identity $user -Properties displayname}
The CSV file just has the user IDs for the users who you would like to find info for.
Or if you can try the following:
Import-Csv C:\Temp\users.csv | ForEach-Object { Get-ADUser -identity $_.Name -Properties displayname }
I got a problem with my powershell script, I need to get all users from group, I have the group id which I can use to get the group. The problem I have is that my solution isn't working for all group and I don't get what is wrong.
I have some group name
eAM
eGR
eTE
eDF
eMP-arts
e-CV
The 3 first isn't working and the other one yes. Here the script I use
$like = "*" + $branch
foreach ($member in (Get-ADGroupMember (Get-ADGroup -filter {name -like $like}))){
# Do something
}
And the error I get for which isn't working
Get-ADGroupMember : can't convert «System.Object[]» in «Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADGroup»,
requiered by «Identity» param. The specified method is not supported
+ Get-ADGroupMember (Get-ADGroup -filter {name -like "*AM"})
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument : (:) [Get-ADGroupMember], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : cannotConvertArgument,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADGroupMember
Thanks in advance for your help,
MYT
The error thells you that Get-ADGroupMember does not accept an array of groups, but a single group. You'd also get errors if Get-AdGroup would not return any results. Instead, pipe the commands:
Get-ADGroup -Filter {name -like $like} | Get-ADGroupMember | Foreach-Object {
}
Please note that accounts can belong to multiple groups so same member could be returned multiple times.
Im trying to populate the manager fields on AD using
Import-Csv C:\Testimport.csv | ForEach-Object {Set-ADUser -Identity $_.samAccountName -Replace #{Manager=$_.manager}}
But I get the following error:
Set-ADUser : Cannot bind parameter 'Replace' to the target. Exception
setting " Replace": "Object reference not set to an instance of an
object." At line:1 char:95
+ Import-Csv C:\Testimport.csv | ForEach-Object {Set-ADUser -Identity $.samAcc ountName -Replace <<<< #{manager=$.manager}}
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (:) [Set-ADUser], ParameterBindingEx ception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterBindingFailed,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory
.Management.Commands.SetADUser
Depending on what the Manager is represented by in your csv you can just use the Set-Aduser parameter -Manager on its own.
Import-Csv C:\Testimport.csv | ForEach-Object {Set-ADUser -Identity $_.samAccountName -Manager $_.manager}
If not please show some sample date in your question. This would work in Manager was a account name at least. Also there is an error in the code you ran: manager=$.manager should be manager=$_.manager
If $_.manager is the Manager sAMAccountName attribute, you need the distinguidhedName attribute to use it later as a value into -Replace parameter:
Import-Csv C:\Testimport.csv |
ForEach-Object {
$managerDN = (Get-ADUser $_.manager).distinguishedName
Set-ADUser -Identity $_.samAccountName -Replace #{Manager=$managerDN}
}