Active Directory: Changing home folder servername

When migrating filservers and you are using the “Home Folder” setting of an AD user’s object like here:

 

From:

To:

It would be great just to edit all objects in bulk, with this script, it is possible:

 

Import-Module ActiveDirectory


$oldServerName = "oldserver"
$newServerName = "newserver"



$AllUsers = Get-ADUser -LDAPFilter '(name=*)' -SearchBase "DC=domain,DC=local" -Properties HomeDirectory


foreach($user in $AllUsers){


if(($user.HomeDirectory.ToString()).contains($oldServerName)){
$homeDirectory = ($user.HomeDirectory.ToString()) -replace $oldServerName, $newServerName
Set-ADUser $user.DistinguishedName -HomeDirectory $homeDirectory
}


}

Remember servername is CASE SENSITIVE! So if the oldserver is all with small letters, and you type them with CAPS, it will change nothing 🙂

Credits go to:

https://www.experts-exchange.com/members/justinyeung.html

 

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information

The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.

Close