Examples: To find all users in a given OU whose names start with "jon" and display their descriptions, type: dsquery user ou=Test,dc=microsoft,dc=com -name jon* | dsget user -desc To display the list of groups, recursively expanded, to which a given user "Jon Smith" belongs, type: dsget user "cn=Jon Smith,cn=users,dc=microsoft,dc=com" -memberof -expand To display the effective quota and quota used for a given user "Jon Smith" on a given partition "cn=domain,dc=microsoft,dc=com", type: dsget user "cn=Jon Smith,cn=users,dc=microsoft,dc=com" -part "cn=domain,dc=microsoft,dc=com" -qlimit -qused See also: dsget - describes parameters that apply to all commands. dsget computer - displays properties of computers in the directory. dsget contact - displays properties of contacts in the directory. dsget subnet - displays properties of subnets in the directory. dsget group - displays properties of groups in the directory. dsget ou - displays properties of ou's in the directory. dsget server - displays properties of servers in the directory. dsget site - displays properties of sites in the directory. dsget user - displays properties of users in the directory. dsget quota - displays properties of quotas in the directory. dsget partition - displays properties of partitions in the directory. Directory Service command-line tools help: dsadd /? - help for adding objects. dsget /? - help for displaying objects. dsmod /? - help for modifying objects. dsmove /? - help for moving objects. dsquery /? - help for finding objects matching search criteria. dsrm /? - help for deleting objects.
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Examples: To find all users in a given OU whose names start with "jon" and display their descriptions, type: dsquery user ...
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