Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

Modifying AD objects

When we create objects, we define values for attributes. After we've created the objects, there may be situations where we need to edit the values of those attributes or add values to empty attributes.

We can use the Set-ADUser cmdlet to change and add attribute values to existing AD user objects:

Set-ADUser tidris -OfficePhone "0912291120" -City "London"

In the preceding sample command, we're adding values for the -OfficePhone and -City attributes for the tidris user.

There are occasions where you may need to change the existing value of an attribute:

Set-ADUser tidris -OfficePhone "0112291120"

In the preceding command, I'm replacing an existing value with a new one.

In the aforementioned commands, I defined the exact ...