Modify AD groups in bulk using PowerShell script

Question

$Groups = Import-CSV -path "C:\users\Name$\Temp\Grouptest.csv"
ForEach ($Object in $Groups)
{
$OldName = $Object.OldName
$NewName = $Object.NewName
Get-ADGroup $OldName | Rename-ADObject -NewName $NewName

}

Using above command I can can change group name, but not getting clue to change other attributes like SamaccontName, Proxyaddress, Emailaddress

Answer 1

Hi,

You can set the properties using the Set-ADGroup cmdlet.

Get-ADGroup $OldName | Set-ADGroup -Replace @{SamAccountName=$newAccountName; proxyAddresses=$newProxyAddresses; mail=$newmail }  

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/set-adgroup

Best Regards,
Ian Xue

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Answer 2

Thx, since i ave to do for bulk of groups so the csv file i ave to create in te form of oldname, NewSamAccountName, Newproxyaddresses? Or sometingelse

Answer 3

Let me know if the below scrip will help

$Groups = Import-CSV -path "C:\users\Name$\Temp\Grouptest.csv"
ForEach ($Object in $Groups)

$OldName = $Object.OldName
$SamAccountName = $Object.SamAccountName
$ProxyAddresses = $Object.ProxyAddresses
Get-ADGroup $OldName $SamAccountName $ProxyAddresses | Set-ADGroup -Replace @{SamAccountName=$newAccountName; proxyAddresses=$newProxyAddresses; mail=$newmail }

Answer 4

Hi,

If you add the new columns with the headers "SamAccountName", "proxyAddresses" and "mail" to the csv file you can do it like this

$Groups = Import-CSV -path "C:\users\Name$\Temp\Grouptest.csv"  
ForEach ($Object in $Groups)  
{  
    $OldName = $Object.OldName  
    $NewName = $Object.NewName  
    Get-ADGroup $OldName | Set-ADGroup -Replace @{SamAccountName=$Object.SamAccountName;proxyAddresses=$Object.proxyAddresses;mail=$Object.mail}  
    Get-ADGroup $OldName | Rename-ADObject -NewName $NewName  
 }  

Best Regards,
Ian Xue

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