Automated Account Creation Utility?

[fujiphoneguy]

Are there any utility programs that can take a list of names, create a user account for them and also turn on their Exchange Mailbox as well? We are running Win2k AD domain with Exchange2k, and have been creating users manually. Would like a utility to speed up the process.

 

[speedracercjr]

How many accounts do you have create on a daily basis that you would need an automatic account creator?

 

[fujiphoneguy]

We are a college, so it not daily, but based on the academic calendar. In August we will create 500-600 new user accounts, and another 200 or so in December for the Spring Semester. We also have a small graduate program that will admit 20 or so students at different intervals throughout the year. As I said, we have been doing this manually and it works, but it seems we should be able to save ourselves the effort of re-keying all of this information into AD.

 

[JeffersonH]

I'd recommend the createusers.vbs that is part of the Win2k server resource kit. You create a text input file with all the properties you want, and run it with appropriate rights to run programs against AD from the console. tmp.Worldwide
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[fujiphoneguy]

Thanks! I found that I have a copy of createusers.vbs, but can't seem to locate and directions on how to use it. The /? switch, as usual, wasn't very helpful...Do you have any cheat sheets?

 

[Seaspray0]

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/sampscr.asp

 

[springerjk]

i also work at a college .. we had an outside consultant do our scripts but it now needs updating and i have been informed i have to learn it.. where can i get more information?