Modifying the Attributes of a Computer Account

Modifying the Attributes of a Computer Account

This topic explains how to use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to modify the attributes of a computer object.

Example

The following example demonstrates how to modify the ManagedBy attribute of the computer FABRIKAM-SRV1.
Set-ADComputer FABRIKAM-SRV1 -ManagedBy 'CN=SQL Administrator 01,OU=UserAccounts,OU=Managed,DC=FABRIKAM,DC=COM'

Additional information

You can use the following parameters when you set many of the common values that are associated with computer management.

• -Description
  
• -DisplayName
  
• -DNSHostName
  
• -Enabled
  
• -Location
  
• -ManagedBy
  
• -OperatingSystem
  
• -OperatingSystemHotfix
  
• -OperatingSystemServicePack
  
• -OperatingSystemVersion
  
• -ServicePrincipalNames
  
• -TrustedForDelegation
  

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