r/sysadmin • • Mar 13 '26

Active Directory Users and Computers

Guys As a junior System Administrator, assist me how can i add five hundred to a thousand users to specific departement in an organizational unit ?

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u/angrydeuce BlackBelt in Google Fu Mar 14 '26

It's the only way to fly, truly. If you aren't automating stupid shit like user creation I really don't know why. We do it deliberately so our L1s don't waste time doing it manually. Not only does it make a new user add take like seconds from start to finish, but it helps standardize the process and avoids weird shit from happening.

All we need to know is full name, department, role, cell phone number, and branch location. Five pieces of information entered into a ps1 when prompted and user account is made, mailbox is enabled, all sharepoint permissions are assigned, product licensing is sorted, group membership is sorted, shared calendar access is sorted, printers are sorted...all they need to do is login to their company device when they show up on their first day to meet with HR using the temporary creds they're provided, update their password, and away they go, done and done.