Chapter 7 Quick Reference

Open table as spreadsheet

To	Do This
Delete users in an easy fashion	Modify the script you used to create the user, and change the Create method to Delete.
Commit changes to Active Directory when deleting a user	Nothing special is required. Changes take place when deleted.
Find country codes used in Active Directory and Computers	Use ISO 3166
Modify a users first name via ADSI	Add a value to the GivenName attribute. Use the SetInfo() method to write the change to Active Directory. Use the Put method to at least specify the sAMAccountName attribute if using Windows 2000 AD.
Overwrite a field that is already populated in Active Directory	Use the Put method.
Assign a value to a terminal server profile attribute after making a connection into Active Directory	Assign the value to the property. There is no need to use the Put method.
Read a text file and turn it into an array	Use the Get-Content cmdlet and specify the path to the file by using the path argument.