Yes but I need to be in charge of the mailboxes created and be able to use my own developed testing tool to fire mails @ the accounts and I need to have control over the user names of the accounts created. I had a quick look @ loadsim and as far as I could tell, all it did was create Mailboxes which lived on the Exch Svr but which were not actual 'live' AD user accounts. I needed to be in control of the user mailboxes to ensure that the differently configured mailboxes could each receive mail-fire off to 3rd party product-receive back again and deliver safely to user.
I would use the loadsim tool as a stress tester before I put an Exch. system live but without in-depth programming knowledge, in my testing environ, it would not be much use to me. Thanks for the thought thou'. Regards E. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Ta na - How to automate mailbox creation in Exch2k So this is probably too late to ask... But if you're doing this for testing purposes, doesn't loadsim automagically create accounts and DLs? Chris -- Chris Scharff Senior Sales Engineer MessageOne If you can't measure, you can't manage! > -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth Farrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Subject: RE: Ta na - How to automate mailbox creation in Exch2k > Exported the existing users in there into a text file using > ldifde..... > > (NOTE: It is NB. @ this point to keep these elements the same: > > cn: **Mary Wood** > > objectClass: *user* > > samAccountName: **Mary** > > givenName: **Mary** > > sn: **Wood* > > userPrincipalName: **Mary** > > mail: **[EMAIL PROTECTED]** > > mailNickname: **Mary**) > > Copied and pasted (keeping the 1 letter of the user name the > same for every > user) so my list went: > > cn=Aa Wood > (and all the other details) > cn=Ab Wood > (and all the other details) > Ac Wood (you get the picture) > > Made 1 text file with 2000 users.....used 'edit, replace' to > edit the case-sensitive first letter of each name and saved > as file 2 eg. Ba Wood Bb Wood Bc Wood (snore) > > So I had 26 x 2000 users in this format after about an hours work > > Now I will go back into those 26 files and use replace to > change "Aa to AAa" after this I will have over 100,000 > users.....and so on..... > > Like everything else with Exch2KSrv...it is soooo damm simple > once you know how to do it ...... finding out how to do it is > the only hard part > > Regards > E. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Ta na - How to automate mailbox creation in Exch2k > > So how did you create 50k users in this format? > > > dn: CN=**Mary Wood*,CN=*Users*,DC=**Rome**,DC=**com** > > changetype: add > > cn: **Mary Wood** > > objectClass: *user* > > samAccountName: **Mary** > > givenName: **Mary** > > sn: **Wood* > > userPrincipalName: **Mary** > > mail: **[EMAIL PROTECTED]** > > mailNickname: **Mary** > > > Chris > -- > Chris Scharff > Senior Sales Engineer > MessageOne > If you can't measure, you can't manage! > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Elizabeth Farrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Subject: Ta na - How to automate mailbox creation in Exch2k > > Idiots (my) guide to automating account creation (and therefore > > mailbox > > creation) in an AD/Exchange 2k environ > > > > Tools used: ldifde.exe (launches from the command prompt on > a W2K AD > > DC) Notepad (or any other text editor) > > > > Note: This method presumes that you have a valid AD and > Exch2K setup. > > You must be in front of W2K Svr. to access the Admin tools > needed. You > > must be logged in as a Domain Controller on the server you complete > > this function from. > > > > 1. Create a template text file which is going to give AD. all the > > config. info it needs to create the account. It should look > something > > like this: > > > > dn: CN=**Mary Wood*,CN=*Users*,DC=**Rome**,DC=**com** > > changetype: add > > cn: **Mary Wood** > > objectClass: *user* > > samAccountName: **Mary** > > givenName: **Mary** > > sn: **Wood* > > userPrincipalName: **Mary** > > mail: **[EMAIL PROTECTED]** > > mailNickname: **Mary** > > > > *= AD environment variables > > **=User-dependant variables > > > > I recommend a max. number of users to add @ any one time to be 276 > > (280+ by this method has made the Exchange server freezes > for up to 30 > > seconds) > > > > 2. Save this file as an 'All files' *.ldif file under windows. > > > > 3. The syntax to use in the command window is: "ldifde -i -f > > *Exportuser.ldif* -s *AD-DC*" > > What this means: > > Idifde = The .exe to run the process > > -i. The Idifde runs in export mode by default, the "-i" switch > > changes this to import mode > > *Exportuser.ldif*. The full name and path of the .Idif > > file you created earlier > > *AD-DC* The IP address/Domain name of the Active > > Directory Domain Controller > > > > Recommended: Run the tool on one user in the .ldif file to > check that > > you have the syntax correct. > > > > Once the command has run (this is betrayed by the 'X > entries modified > > successfully' instruction on the command prompt window), > all you have > > to do is go to your Exchange server, refresh the 'Users' > container to > > view the recently added users, right-click on them and select the > > 'enable' option and they are in business. > > > > NOTE: By default, they all have blank passwords @ this stage. > > > > > > > > For more information and details of additional > functionality with the > > Idifde tool see: > > http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q237/6/77.ASP > > > > Regards > E. _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
