how to work out number of users/comps in AD

[thetokyoproject]

just wanted to know how to work out how many active users and computers there are in a domain via AD?

Cheers.

[Mr.Cheeks]

this works in a workgroup, unsure bout domain and AD querying
start > run >
net users /domain >filename.txt

best thing is to search the net for a vb script

[Theprof]

Have you tried using the DSQuery command? this website gives some examples as to how to use the command. Also there are plenty of resources on the technet site about this type of stuff.

[NightWalker]

Yep, dsquery is the best way.

[Obinna Osobalu]

Originally Posted by thetokyoproject

just wanted to know how to work out how many active users and computers there are in a domain via AD?

Cheers.

The DSQUERY command queries Active Directory for objects that match a specific criteria
set. The command’s basic syntax is:

dsquery object_type [{StartNode | forestroot | domainroot}] [-o {dn | rdn | samid}] [-scope {subtree | onelevel | base}] [-name Name] [-desc Description] [-upn UPN] [-samid SAMName] [-inactive NumberOfWeeks] [-stalepwd NumberOfDays] [-disabled] [{-s Server | -d Domain}] [-u UserName] [-p {Password | *}]

Keep in mind, this command will often be used to generate a list of objects against which you will run other command-line utilities. This is accomplished by piping the output to the second command. For example, the following command line queries Active Directory for a user object with a name starting with “Dan,” pipes the result set to DSMOD, which disables each object in the result set: dsquery user -name Dan* | dsmod user -disabled yes The other utilities accept DNs as their input, which is the default output type as well.

But then a VBscript(you can get that on the net, just google it!) will be much easier because you wont have to deal with the syntax.