Listing all objects in an ADSI OU

I'm trying to pull a list of computers from an OU in AD. I know to
use the [ADSI] object, but can't figure out where to go from there.
I'd like to use this list of computers to -filter for 1-process on all
computers.

Thanks,

--TJ

$ou = [ADSI]"LDAP://OU=Workstations,DC=starking,DC=org"
foreach ($child in $ou.psbase.Children )
{
if ($child.ObjectCategory -like '*computer*'){Write-Host
$child.distinguishedname }

}

--
Richard Siddaway
Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
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"techjohnny@gmail.com" wrote:

> I'm trying to pull a list of computers from an OU in AD. I know to
> use the [ADSI] object, but can't figure out where to go from there.
> I'd like to use this list of computers to -filter for 1-process on all
> computers.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --TJ
>
>

How can I string everything but the computername?

--TJ

On May 30, 11:53 am, RichS <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> $ou = [ADSI]"LDAP://OU=Workstations,DC=starking,DC=org"
> foreach ($child in $ou.psbase.Children )
> {
> if ($child.ObjectCategory -like '*computer*'){Write-Host
> $child.distinguishedname }
>
> }
>
> --
> Richard Siddaway
> Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> Blog:http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> PowerShell User Group:http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
>
>
> "techjoh...@gmail.com" wrote:
> > I'm trying to pull a list of computers from an OU in AD. I know to
> > use the [ADSI] object, but can't figure out where to go from there.
> > I'd like to use this list of computers to -filter for 1-process on all
> > computers.
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > --TJ- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

ACtually, I would like to list ONLY the computer names.

Thanks,

--TJ

On May 30, 12:57 pm, "techjoh...@gmail.com" <techjoh...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> How can I string everything but the computername?
>
> --TJ
>
> On May 30, 11:53 am, RichS <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > $ou = [ADSI]"LDAP://OU=Workstations,DC=starking,DC=org"
> > foreach ($child in $ou.psbase.Children )
> > {
> > if ($child.ObjectCategory -like '*computer*'){Write-Host
> > $child.distinguishedname }
>
> > }
>
> > --
> > Richard Siddaway
> > Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> > Blog:http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> > PowerShell User Group:http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
> > "techjoh...@gmail.com" wrote:
> > > I'm trying to pull a list of computers from an OU in AD. I know to
> > > use the [ADSI] object, but can't figure out where to go from there.
> > > I'd like to use this list of computers to -filter for 1-process on all
> > > computers.
>
> > > Thanks,
>
> > > --TJ- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Change the script to

$ou = [ADSI]"LDAP://OU=Workstations,DC=starking,DC=org"
foreach ($child in $ou.psbase.Children )
{
if ($child.ObjectCategory -like '*computer*')
{
Write-Host $child.Name
}

}
--
Richard Siddaway
Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
Blog: http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
PowerShell User Group: http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk


"techjohnny@gmail.com" wrote:

> ACtually, I would like to list ONLY the computer names.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --TJ
>
> On May 30, 12:57 pm, "techjoh...@gmail.com" <techjoh...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > How can I string everything but the computername?
> >
> > --TJ
> >
> > On May 30, 11:53 am, RichS <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > $ou = [ADSI]"LDAP://OU=Workstations,DC=starking,DC=org"
> > > foreach ($child in $ou.psbase.Children )
> > > {
> > > if ($child.ObjectCategory -like '*computer*'){Write-Host
> > > $child.distinguishedname }
> >
> > > }
> >
> > > --
> > > Richard Siddaway
> > > Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> > > Blog:http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> > > PowerShell User Group:http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
> >
> > > "techjoh...@gmail.com" wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to pull a list of computers from an OU in AD. I know to
> > > > use the [ADSI] object, but can't figure out where to go from there.
> > > > I'd like to use this list of computers to -filter for 1-process on all
> > > > computers.
> >
> > > > Thanks,
> >
> > > > --TJ- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
>
>

Thanks.

That worked properly.

--TJ

On May 30, 1:51 pm, RichS <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Change the script to
>
> $ou = [ADSI]"LDAP://OU=Workstations,DC=starking,DC=org"
> foreach ($child in $ou.psbase.Children )
> {
> if ($child.ObjectCategory -like '*computer*')
> {
> Write-Host $child.Name
>
> }
> }
>
> --
> Richard Siddaway
> Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> Blog:http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> PowerShell User Group:http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
>
>
> "techjoh...@gmail.com" wrote:
> > ACtually, I would like to list ONLY the computer names.
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > --TJ
>
> > On May 30, 12:57 pm, "techjoh...@gmail.com" <techjoh...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > How can I string everything but the computername?
>
> > > --TJ
>
> > > On May 30, 11:53 am, RichS <R...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > > > $ou = [ADSI]"LDAP://OU=Workstations,DC=starking,DC=org"
> > > > foreach ($child in $ou.psbase.Children )
> > > > {
> > > > if ($child.ObjectCategory -like '*computer*'){Write-Host
> > > > $child.distinguishedname }
>
> > > > }
>
> > > > --
> > > > Richard Siddaway
> > > > Please note that all scripts are supplied "as is" and with no warranty
> > > > Blog:http://richardsiddaway.spaces.live.com/
> > > > PowerShell User Group:http://www.get-psuguk.org.uk
>
> > > > "techjoh...@gmail.com" wrote:
> > > > > I'm trying to pull a list of computers from an OU in AD. I know to
> > > > > use the [ADSI] object, but can't figure out where to go from there.
> > > > > I'd like to use this list of computers to -filter for 1-process on all
> > > > > computers.
>
> > > > > Thanks,
>
> > > > > --TJ- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Alternatively you can get the computer list with this AD cmdlet one-liner:

Get-QADComputer -SearchRoot ps64.local/TestOU

See this post for more OU-related operations: OU Management with PowerShell « Dmitry’s PowerBlog

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