SimpleSync might be able to do it. I've never used it, but have a few friends who do quite a bit with it. http://www.cps-systems.com/
------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Grafton [mailto:orangerover@;hotmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] AD user sync to flat file > > > This is one of those "does anyone know a product which can do > this...?" > questions. Apologies. > > Have an Active Directory (single domain) with about 65,000 users. > > Have a personnel system which produces a flat file consisting > of [only] > usernames. > > Once a week, our customer wants to run a utility which will > perform a very > simple "synchronisation" of the users in the Active Directory > with those > listed in the flat file. > > The rules... > If the user is in the flat file and the directory, do nothing. > If the user is in the flat file but not the directory, create > it in the > directory [in a default location]. > If the user is in the directory, but not the flat file, > delete it from the > directory. > > My immediate response is that you should do this with a > script of some sort, > but I was wondering if anyone has located a product can do such simple > things? If its relatively inexpensive, then its not worth spending > programming hours on reinventing the wheel. > > I had a look at NetIQ, Fastlane and iPlanet's offerings, but > they are all > far too heavyweight to even consider. > > Don't ask why the flat file... The personnel system is not > connected to > anything and the data travels by CD and sneaker-net. > > Thanks, > > Andy > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
