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vickynet
Copper Contributor
Nov 29, 2021

which powershell conditions can be used for below scenario

We need to tag all the computers under ABC.com/_AB/Workstations/SGV/ADNWE.

"HAW" needs to be written to extensionattribute1 on computer objects.

Once the computer is moved out of this OU the tag must be removed.

Windows PowerShell
windows server

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  • Animesh Joshi's avatar
    Animesh Joshi
    Brass Contributor
    Jan 14, 2022
    Do you have SCCM in your environment?
    If so, you can take a collections based approach for clearing the ext attribute if a computer has moved out of the required OU
  • Harm_Veenstra's avatar
    Harm_Veenstra
    MVP
    Jan 11, 2022

    To add, you could do a search for all computers in the ADNWE OU. Something like
    $computers=get-adcomputer -filter * -properties * | where-object extensionattribute -ne 'HAW' | where-object distinguishedname -match 'ou=adnwe,ou=sgv,ou=workstations,ou=_ab,dc=abc,dc=com
    foreach ($computer in $computers) {
    set-adcomputer $computer -add @{ExtensionAttribute1="HAW}
    }

    To remove, you could do a search for all computers with a extensionattribute1 filled with HAW which is not present in the ADNWE OU. Something like
    $computers=get-adcomputer -filter * -properties * | where-object extensionattribute -eq 'HAW' | where-object distinguishedname -notmatch 'ou=adnwe,ou=sgv,ou=workstations,ou=_ab,dc=abc,dc=com
    foreach ($computer in $computers) {
    set-adcomputer $computer -Clear "extensionAttribute1"
    }

    Does this work for you in your environment?

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