I'm thinking the powershell method may be the 'easiest' if we go into LDAP queries as 'easy'.
PowerShell stuff is good for you anyway :) On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Damien Solodow <damien.solo...@harrison.edu> wrote: > I just took the LDAP query the wizard creates for "Starts with STRING" > and put a wildcard at the front. :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 4:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Searching AD by Computer Description > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Damien Solodow > <damien.solo...@harrison.edu> wrote: >> It's pretty straightforward. J In ADUC select the option for "Custom > Search" >> and then click the Advanced tab. >> >> Your search string should be this: >> > (&(objectCategory=computer)(objectClass=computer)(description=*STRING*)) >> where STRING is what you're searching for. > > This must be some new definition of "straightforward" of which I was > previously unaware. ;-) > > (With apologies to Douglas Adams.) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
