Exporting Objects to a CSV File,Importing Objects by Using a CSV File,Referencing an External Domain

Exporting Objects to a CSV File

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to export objects in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) to a comma-separated value (CSV) file.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to export the OU ManagedGroups and all its child objects to a CSV file:
Get-ADObject -Filter 'Name -like "*"' -Searchbase 'OU=ManagedGroups,DC=Fabrikam,DC=com' | Export-CSV ExportOU.csv

Additional information

In addition to the standard Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) attributes, you can retrieve the following extended properties of the Get-ADObject cmdlet by using the -Properties parameter:

• ObjectClass
  
• Created
  
• Modified
  
• Deleted
  
• ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion
  

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to Get-ADObject, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help Get-ADObject –detailed, and then press ENTER.

Importing Objects by Using a CSV File

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to import objects from a comma-separated value (CSV) file into Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to import the organizational unit (OU) ManagedGroups and all its child objects from a CSV file:
Import-CSV ImportOU.csv | foreach {New-ADObject -Path $_.Path -Name $_.Name -Type $_.Type}

Additional information

The following parameters are the most commonly used parameters for creating Active Directory objects:

• -Description
  
• -DisplayName
  
• -ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion
  

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to New-ADObject, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help Get-NewObject –detailed, and then press ENTER.

Referencing an External Domain

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to refer to an external domain in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to create a cross-reference to the Northwind.com domain in the Fabrikam.com domain:
New-ADObject -Name northwind -Type crossref -OtherAttributes @{NcName="DC=NORTHWIND,DC=COM";DnsRoot="northwind-dc1.northwind.com"} -Path 'CN=Partitions,CN=Configuration,DC=FABRIKAM,DC=COM' -Description 'A cross reference to the external domain northwind.com'

Additional information

The following property values are the most common values that are used in the creation of a new Active Directory object:

• Description
  
• DisplayName
  
• ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion
  

For a full explanation of the parameters that you can pass to New-ADObject, at the Active Directory module command prompt, type Get-Help New-ADObject –detailed, and then press ENTER.