CSVD export of SMTP addresses

15 Nov 2007 9:44 PM

randy

I am attempting to export a list of all usernames and smtp email addresses
fromt LDAP. I have the following command which works, except for the fact
that it keeps exporting the Distinguished name, even though I don't ask it to
do so. Is there a way where I can limit it to just export the two fields I
want?

csvde -r "(objectClass=user)" -d "ou=accounting,ou=domain user
accounts,dc=corp,dc=domain,dc=com" -l "cn,mail" -f c:\email.csv

15 Nov 2007 9:52 PM

RemS

"randy" wrote:

> I am attempting to export a list of all usernames and smtp email addresses
> fromt LDAP. I have the following command which works, except for the fact
> that it keeps exporting the Distinguished name, even though I don't ask it to
> do so. Is there a way where I can limit it to just export the two fields I
> want?
>
> csvde -r "(objectClass=user)" -d "ou=accounting,ou=domain user
> accounts,dc=corp,dc=domain,dc=com" -l "cn,mail" -f c:\email.csv

Use DSQuery.exe instead of csvde, http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=18464&highlight='Saved%20Queries

Or use a vbscript,
http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=19411

\Rems

15 Nov 2007 10:05 PM

Richard Mueller [MVP]

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"\RemS" <R***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42C4C20C-4547-4BE1-9F93-3755237D41A8@microsoft.com...
> "randy" wrote:
>
>> I am attempting to export a list of all usernames and smtp email
>> addresses
>> fromt LDAP. I have the following command which works, except for the fact
>> that it keeps exporting the Distinguished name, even though I don't ask
>> it to
>> do so. Is there a way where I can limit it to just export the two fields
>> I
>> want?
>>
>> csvde -r "(objectClass=user)" -d "ou=accounting,ou=domain user
>> accounts,dc=corp,dc=domain,dc=com" -l "cn,mail" -f c:\email.csv
>
> Use DSQuery.exe instead of csvde,
> http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=18464&highlight='Saved%20Queries
>
> Or use a vbscript,
> http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=19411
>
> \Rems

Just to elaborate, the csvde command always outputs the DN, whether you ask
for it or not. The reason is that DN uniquely identifies the objects. Note
that the cn attribute does not. There could be several objects in the domain
with the same value assigned to cn, they just need to be in different OU's
or containers. Another attribute that will uniquely identify the users (in
the domain) is sAMAccountName (pre-Windows 2000 logon name). That might be a
better choice.

--
Richard Mueller
Microsoft MVP Scripting and ADSI
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
--

15 Nov 2007 10:06 PM

randy

I have tried this command, however it results in returning names from all
ou's, how can I limit to specifc OU's for searching?

cmd /c dsquery.exe * -limit 0 -filter
"(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(mail=*))" -attr name mail

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>"c:\PrimaryEmailAddresses.txt"

"\RemS" wrote:

> "randy" wrote:
>
> > I am attempting to export a list of all usernames and smtp email addresses
> > fromt LDAP. I have the following command which works, except for the fact
> > that it keeps exporting the Distinguished name, even though I don't ask it to
> > do so. Is there a way where I can limit it to just export the two fields I
> > want?
> >
> > csvde -r "(objectClass=user)" -d "ou=accounting,ou=domain user
> > accounts,dc=corp,dc=domain,dc=com" -l "cn,mail" -f c:\email.csv
>
> Use DSQuery.exe instead of csvde,
> http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=18464&highlight='Saved%20Queries
>
> Or use a vbscript,
> http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=19411
>
> \Rems

16 Nov 2007 3:15 PM

RemS

enter the DN of the ou as <startnode>.
http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=7330
The DN must be between quotes.
And maybe? you might also want to use the parameter: -scope onelevel

cmd /c dsquery.exe * "OU=name3,OU=name2,OU=name1,DC=domain,DC=local" -scope
onelevel -limit 0 -filter
"(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(mail=*))" -attr name mail

>"c:\PrimaryEmailAddresses.txt"

\Rems

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"randy" wrote:
> I have tried this command, however it results in returning names from all
> ou's, how can I limit to specifc OU's for searching?
>
> cmd /c dsquery.exe * -limit 0 -filter
> "(&(objectCategory=person)(objectClass=user)(mail=*))" -attr name mail
> >"c:\PrimaryEmailAddresses.txt"
>
> "\RemS" wrote:
>
> > "randy" wrote:
> >
> > > I am attempting to export a list of all usernames and smtp email addresses
> > > fromt LDAP. I have the following command which works, except for the fact
> > > that it keeps exporting the Distinguished name, even though I don't ask it to
> > > do so. Is there a way where I can limit it to just export the two fields I
> > > want?
> > >
> > > csvde -r "(objectClass=user)" -d "ou=accounting,ou=domain user
> > > accounts,dc=corp,dc=domain,dc=com" -l "cn,mail" -f c:\email.csv
> >
> > Use DSQuery.exe instead of csvde,
> > http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=18464&highlight='Saved%20Queries
> >
> > Or use a vbscript,
> > http://www.petri.co.il/forums/showthread.php?t=19411
> >
> > \Rems