Managing computer accounts

In previous sections, we have seen several operational tasks that can be performed on user accounts in Active Directory using PowerShell. This section focuses on performing similar operations on computer objects.

Managing computer objects is not much different from managing user objects. All you need to do is to use the correct cmdlets and the rest of the process remains the same.

The following topics are covered as a part of managing computer accounts using PowerShell. Let's go through these one by one and understand how we can accomplish them:

  • Creating computer accounts
  • Modifying computer properties
  • Enabling or disabling computer accounts
  • Deleting computer accounts

Creating computer accounts

Most system administrators do not ...

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