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Pre requisite :: Copy all the code into a text file, save it with an extension ".PS1". On the same location create a file named "Input.txt" containing Samaccountname of all the users against which you are looking to get info.

Execution & Outputs :: Once executed Output will be saved in a file named Userdetails_$date.csv for detailed output.#>

$inputuserids = Get-Content ./Input.txt

$date = $(Get-Date -Format "dd_MM_yyy")+".csv"

foreach($userid in $inputuserids)

{

try{

Get-ADUser -Identity $userid -Properties Displayname,msDS-UserPasswordExpiryTimeComputed,PasswordExpired,Enabled,`

Passwordlastset | Select Displayname,Samaccountname,@{n="AccountStatus";e={if($($_.Enabled) -eq $true){"Active"}else{"Disabled"}}},`

Passwordlastset,PasswordExpired,@{n="ExpiryDate";e={[datetime]::FromFileTime($_."msDS-UserPasswordExpiryTimeComputed")}},`

@{n="DaysLeft";e={(New-TimeSpan -Start $(Get-Date) -End $([datetime]::FromFileTime($_."msDS-UserPasswordExpiryTimeComputed"))).Days}}`

| Export-Csv ./Userdetails_$date.csv -NoTypeInformation -Append

}

catch

{

$userid | Select-Object -Property @{n="Displayname";e={"NA"}},@{n="Samaccountname";e={$userid}},@{n="AccountStatus";e={"NA"}},@{n="Passwordlastset";e={"NA"}},@{n="PasswordExpired";e={"NA"}},@{n="ExpiryDate";e={"NA"}},@{n="DaysLeft";e={"NA"}}| Export-Csv ./Userdetails_$date.csv -NoTypeInformation -Append

}

Sample Output

AD Script - Creating new AD Groups

<#Created By - Abhishek Bansal

Script Usage - Creating new AD Groups.

Pre requisites :: Setup a Input.csv file containing details such as Group name, Category, Description, Group type and Path. Once done, Copy all the code into a text file, save it with an extension ".PS1". Once saved, run this script as Administrator.

Execution & Outputs :: Once executed, AD Groups will be created along with an output file named "Logs_date" containing all the results.#>

#Below is the snip of CSV file, (don't change the headers of each columns).

$groupdetails = Import-Csv .\Input.csv

$date = $(Get-Date -Format "dd_MM_yy")+".csv"

foreach($group in $groupdetails)

{

try

{

New-ADGroup -Name $group.Name -GroupScope $group.Scope -GroupCategory $group.Category -Path $group.Path -Description $group.Description -PassThru | Select Name,@{n=("Status");e={("Created under")}},DistinguishedName | Export-Csv ./Logs_$date -Append -NoTypeInformation

}

catch

{

$group | Select-Object -Property @{n=("Name");e={($group.Name)}},@{n=("Status");e={("already exist under ")}},@{n="DistinguishedName";e={((Get-ADGroup -Identity $group.Name).DistinguishedName)}} | Export-Csv ./Logs_$date -Append -NoTypeInformation

}

Sample Output after Groups creation

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