If you replace $adsi.Add("WinNT://$Domain/" + ($useradm -Replace ("$(
$Domain)\\","")) + ",group")
with
$Addstring = "WinNT://$Domain/" + ($useradm -Replace ("$($Domain)\\","")) +
",group"
write-host $Addstring
$adsi.Add($Addstring)
is the value written to the host what you expect it to be?
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 8:05 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com>
wrote:
> Well, I understand the post, but distribution list/forum/website help is
> by nature somewhat limited, based on the amount of information a ‘client’
> can reasonably share…
>
>
>
> I’m certain that, with a few minutes in the OP’s environment, I could
> figure out what is happening.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:
> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Crawford, Scott
> *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 7:13 PM
> *To:* powershell@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [powershell] RE: ADSI help
>
>
>
> That’s how I feel about a lot of what I read. ;)
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael B. Smith
> *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 6:08 PM
> *To:* powershell@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [powershell] RE: ADSI help
>
>
>
> This post can help you figure it out, if you understand it:
>
>
>
>
> http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2013/10/27/the-admin-s-first-steps-local-group-membership.aspx
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Lutz, Ken
> *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 6:47 PM
>
> *To:* powershell@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [powershell] RE: ADSI help
>
>
>
> Yes, I am.
>
>
>
> That’s why I’m confused as to what is going on.
>
>
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Ken …*
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael B. Smith
> *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 2:02 PM
> *To:* powershell@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [powershell] RE: ADSI help
>
>
>
> Oh. Are you running this in a PowerShell session with elevated
> administrator privs?
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Lutz, Ken
> *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 4:49 PM
> *To:* powershell@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [powershell] RE: ADSI help
>
>
>
> Michael,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
>
>
> Yes, you are correct with your examples.
>
>
>
> I have verified that the user value for $useradm is a valid domain group.
>
>
>
> (“WinNT://$Domain/” + ($useradm -Replace (“$($domain)\\”,””)) + “,group”)
>
>
>
> Returns: WinNT://Example/Michael,group Isn’t that what it should
> return, and isn’t that what the adsi command is looking for?
>
>
>
>
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Ken …*
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Michael B. Smith
> *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 12:07 PM
> *To:* powershell@lists.myitforum.com
> *Subject:* [powershell] RE: ADSI help
>
>
>
> Without knowing the contents of $Domain or $useradm, it’s practically
> impossible to guess.
>
>
>
> If you assume that
>
>
>
> $Domain = ‘example’
>
>
>
> And that
>
>
>
> $useradm = ‘example\michael’
>
>
>
> Then what that line is attempting to do is strip off “example\” in front
> of $useradm, and then add the user to the group identified by $adsi.
>
>
>
> $adsi.Add( “WinNT://example/michael,group” )
>
>
>
> The error says that “michael” doesn’t exist as a domain user in the
> “example” domain.
>
>
>
> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [
> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On
> Behalf Of *Lutz, Ken
> *Sent:* Monday, November 17, 2014 2:26 PM
> *To:* 'powershell@lists.myITforum.com'
> *Subject:* [powershell] ADSI help
>
>
>
> I’m using the two scripts from this web site (
> http://thedesktopteam.com/blog/raphael/local-administrators-group-and-compliance-settings/)
> to verify and update membership of a local group on my workstations.
>
>
>
> In the second script is this command:
>
>
>
> $adsi.Add("WinNT://$Domain/" + ($useradm -Replace ("$($Domain)\\","")) +
> ",group")
>
>
>
> When I run the script I get this error, and I have no idea as to what the
> issue is. I am running this from an ‘Administrative’ level PowerShell
> session. At this point I’m just trying to verify that the script is doing
> what I want it to do before I go to SCCM and setup the Compliance stuff.
> What am I missing, or have wrong?
>
>
>
> $Domain has a valid value, and $useradm is also valid, in this format
> <domain name>\<user name> $members is also a valid list of 3 users in
> the same format as $useradm.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> *Ken Lutz*
>
> Senior Systems Administrator
>
> Information Systems Department
>
> Spokane County
>
> 815 N. Jefferson
>
> Spokane, Washington 99260
>
>
>
>
>
>
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