Shadow Group - Powershell Script

Does anyone have a Powershell Script to add users to a shadow group?

Our DCs are Server 2008 (non R2 - Had some DHCP issues when we tried deploying R2, MS said to hold off on it) so I cant use the AD Cmdlets - or atleast, I dont think I can?

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RobertKaucher

Have you looked at the AD Snapin from Quest? It's free and exceptionally easy. I have never used finer grained policies so I cannot really comment on actually using them to manage the groups...

rsutton

qcomer wrote: »

Had some DHCP issues when we tried deploying R2

I'm curious what issues you ran in to? We deploy lots of R2 servers and have not yet had any issues with DHCP.

qcomer

rsutton wrote: »

I'm curious what issues you ran in to? We deploy lots of R2 servers and have not yet had any issues with DHCP.

I really wish I could tell ya! lol. I wasnt the tech that initially installed the DCs. I would have preferred R2.

qcomer

RobertKaucher wrote: »

Have you looked at the AD Snapin from Quest? It's free and exceptionally easy. I have never used finer grained policies so I cannot really comment on actually using them to manage the groups...

Looking at them now -- thanks.

I am trying to automate an OU being added to a specific group (for student accounts). I have their account creation automated using a CSV export from our student info system and then imported into AD using a scheduled VBS script.

Possibly looking at doing fine-grain password management also. Not sure at this point. I would prefer not to.