Provided you have downloaded and installed Microsoft’s free RSAT tools, managing AD groups and group members is very simple. Here are some lines of code that can serve as examples on how to get started:
#requires -Version 1 -Modules ActiveDirectory # create new AD group New-ADGroup -DisplayName PowerShellGurus -GroupScope DomainLocal -Name PSGurus # get group Get-ADGroup -Identity PSGurus -Credential $cred -Server 172.16.14.53 # select users by some criteria $newMembers = Get-ADUser -Filter 'Name -like "User*"' # add them to new AD group Add-ADGroupMember -Identity 'PSGurus' -Members $newMembers # list members of group Get-ADGroupMember -Identity PSGurus
