This sounded like the easiest solution, but I can't get it to work consistently for me. For instance, say I have three machines with these descriptions:
Machine123 Machine223 Machine323 I'm in ADUC, I create a search by description, and I put "*23" (not including the quotation marks). My search results will show two of the machines, but not the third one. I'm trying to figure out what the pattern is--what's common about the machines that are showing up in the results vs. those that aren't... -----Original Message----- From: Damien Solodow [mailto:damien.solo...@harrison.edu] Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 4:04 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Searching AD by Computer Description 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/> ~ NOTICE: Florida has a broad public records law. Most written communications to or from this entity are public records that will be disclosed to the public and the media upon request. E-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
