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Updating a Extended property based on Group Membership Powershell GUI

Group membership has long been used in directory services to provide a way of giving access to different objects, distribution lists and a variety of other useful things to solve everyday problems in both active directory and Exchange Infrastructures. There are a number of things that you can’t do with Groups in Exchange which can be slightly limiting if you’re trying to solve certain problems in an easy and flexible manner. Exchange provides a whole bunch of extended properties in Active directory that can be used for various things one of the more useful of this is being able to apply a specific proxyaddress based on a specific value set in a extended property via a recipient policy. It can also be useful in Transport Agents and Transport Rules and a number of different application uses.

For example in most mail systems you will have logical grouping of users into distribution lists maybe loosely based on department function etc. If for example your sales department want to use a specific sub domain for a specific promotion they are running let’s call it @worldcup.youdomain.com and you want this to apply to everybody in the sales department (who are in for example a sales distribution list) then this is the script that could help you out.

What this script does is first provides a search mechanism to find a group based on its name using ADSI. Once the group is found you can then view its membership and show any current extended properties that are set. There is an export button so you can export any of the current settings for users that are show in the grid. To use this script you need to select the group you want to affect in the left hand grid select the property you want to set from the combo box and put the value in you want set for all user in the group and hit update.The script will then go through and set the property using ADSI on every member of the group. The script does a nested group query so will affect every member of the group and any members of nested groupd.

The show member’s query will show you all the users that it will affect.

I’ve put a download of this script here the script itself looks like.

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Drawing")
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.windows.forms")
$form = new-object System.Windows.Forms.form

$repeathashGroup = @{ }
$repeathashUser = @{ }

function Get-member($GroupName){
$Grouppath = "LDAP://" + $GroupName
$groupObj = [ADSI]$Grouppath
foreach($member in $groupObj.Member){
$userPath = "LDAP://" + $member
$UserObj = [ADSI]$userPath
if($UserObj.groupType.Value -eq $null){
if($repeathashUser.ContainsKey($UserObj.distinguishedName.ToString()) -eq $false){
$repeathashUser.add($UserObj.distinguishedName.ToString(),1)
$grTable.Rows.Add($UserObj.DisplayName.ToString(),$UserObj.extensionAttribute1.Value,`
$UserObj.extensionAttribute2.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute3.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute4.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute5.Value,`
$UserObj.extensionAttribute6.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute7.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute8.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute9.Value,`
$UserObj.extensionAttribute10.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute11.Value,`
$UserObj.extensionAttribute12.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute13.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute14.Value,$UserObj.extensionAttribute15.Value)
}

}
else{
if($repeathashGroup.ContainsKey($UserObj.distinguishedName.ToString()) -eq $false){
$repeathashGroup.add($UserObj.distinguishedName.ToString(),1)
Get-member($UserObj.distinguishedName)
}
}
}
$dgDataGrid2.DataSource = $grTable
}

function Update-member($GroupName){
#Warn first
$buttons=[system.windows.forms.messageboxbuttons]::yesno
$return = ""
$return = [system.windows.forms.messagebox]::Show("This will set the selected Extended Properties for all members of the group and nested Groups do you want to proceed","",$buttons)
if ($return -eq [Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::Yes){
$Grouppath = "LDAP://" + $GroupName
$groupObj = [ADSI]$Grouppath
foreach($member in $groupObj.Member){
$userPath = "LDAP://" + $member
$UserObj = [ADSI]$userPath
if($UserObj.groupType.Value -eq $null){
if($repeathashUser.ContainsKey($UserObj.distinguishedName.ToString()) -eq $false){
$propname = $exPropDrop.SelectedItem.ToString()
$repeathashUser.add($UserObj.distinguishedName.ToString(),1)
$UserObj.$propname = $uvtext.Text
$UserObj.SetInfo()
}

}
else{
if($repeathashGroup.ContainsKey($UserObj.distinguishedName.ToString()) -eq $false){
$repeathashGroup.add($UserObj.distinguishedName.ToString(),1)
Update-member($UserObj.distinguishedName)
}
}
}
}
else{
[system.windows.forms.messagebox]::Show("Update Aborted")
}
$grTable.Clear()
$repeathashUser.clear()
$repeathashGroup.clear()
Get-member($msTable.DefaultView[$dgDataGrid.CurrentCell.RowIndex][1])

}

function ExportGrid(){
$exFileName = new-object System.Windows.Forms.saveFileDialog
$exFileName.DefaultExt = "csv"
$exFileName.Filter = "csv files (*.csv)|*.csv"
$exFileName.InitialDirectory = "c:\temp"
$exFileName.ShowHelp = $true
$exFileName.ShowDialog()
if ($exFileName.FileName -ne ""){
$logfile = new-object IO.StreamWriter($exFileName.FileName,$true)
$logfile.WriteLine("MemberName,extensionAttribute1,extensionAttribute2,extensionAttribute3,extensionAttribute4,extensionAttribute5,extensionAttribute6,extensionAttribute7,extensionAttribute8,extensionAttribute9,extensionAttribute10,extensionAttribute11,extensionAttribute12,extensionAttribute13,extensionAttribute14,extensionAttribute15")
foreach($row in $grTable.Rows){
$logfile.WriteLine("`"" + $row[0].ToString() + "`"," + $row[1].ToString() + "," + $row[2].ToString() + "," + $row[3].ToString() + "," + $row[4].ToString()+ "," + $row[5].ToString() + "," + $row[6].ToString() + "," + $row[7].ToString() + "," + $row[8].ToString()`
+ "," + $row[9].ToString() + "," + $row[10].ToString() + "," + $row[11].ToString() + "," + $row[12].ToString() + "," + $row[13].ToString() + "," + $row[14].ToString() + "," + $row[15].ToString())
}
$logfile.Close()
}

}

function SearchfoGroup(){
$msTable.clear()
$root = [ADSI]'LDAP://RootDSE'
if ($rbSearchDWide.Checked -eq $true){
$dfDefaultRootPath = "LDAP://" + $root.DefaultNamingContext.tostring()
}
else{
$dfDefaultRootPath = "LDAP://" + $ouOUNameDrop.SelectedItem.ToString()
}
$dfRoot = [ADSI]$dfDefaultRootPath
$gfGALQueryFilter = "(&(objectClass=group)(displayName=" + $pnProxyAddress.Text + "*))"
$dfsearcher = new-object System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher($dfRoot)
if($ouOUCheckBox.Checked -eq $false -band $rbSearchDWide.Checked -eq $false){$dfsearcher.SearchScope = "OneLevel"}
$dfsearcher.Filter = $gfGALQueryFilter
$srSearchResult = $dfsearcher.FindAll()
foreach ($emResult in $srSearchResult) {
$unUserobject = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
$unUserobject = $emResult.GetDirectoryEntry()
$msTable.Rows.Add($unUserobject.DisplayName.ToString(),$unUserobject.distinguishedName.ToString())

}
$dgDataGrid.DataSource = $msTable

}

$msTable = New-Object System.Data.DataTable
$msTable.TableName = "GroupName"
$msTable.Columns.Add("GroupName")
$msTable.Columns.Add("DistinguishedName")

$grTable = New-Object System.Data.DataTable
$grTable.TableName = "Members"
$grTable.Columns.Add("MemberName")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute1")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute2")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute3")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute4")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute5")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute6")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute7")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute8")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute9")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute10")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute11")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute12")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute13")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute14")
$grTable.Columns.Add("extensionAttribute15")



# Add RadioButtons
$rbSearchDWide = new-object System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
$rbSearchDWide.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(20,20)
$rbSearchDWide.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(150,17)
$rbSearchDWide.Checked = $true
$rbSearchDWide.Text = "Search Domain Wide"
$rbSearchDWide.Add_Click({if ($rbSearchDWide.Checked -eq $true){$ouOUNameDrop.Enabled = $false}})
$form.Controls.Add($rbSearchDWide)

$rbSearchOUWide = new-object System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton
$rbSearchOUWide.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(20,60)
$rbSearchOUWide.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(150,17)
$rbSearchOUWide.Checked = $false
$rbSearchOUWide.Add_Click({if ($rbSearchDWide.Checked -eq $false){$ouOUNameDrop.Enabled = $true}})
$rbSearchOUWide.Text = "Search within OU"
$form.Controls.Add($rbSearchOUWide)


$OulableBox = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$OulableBox.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(220,60)
$OulableBox.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(120,20)
$OulableBox.Text = "Select OU Name : "
$form.controls.Add($OulableBox)

# Add OU Drop Down
$ouOUNameDrop = new-object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
$ouOUNameDrop.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(360,60)
$ouOUNameDrop.Size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(350,30)
$ouOUNameDrop.Enabled = $false
$root = [ADSI]'LDAP://RootDSE'
$dfDefaultRootPath = "LDAP://" + $root.DefaultNamingContext.tostring()
$dfRoot = [ADSI]$dfDefaultRootPath
$gfGALQueryFilter = "(objectClass=organizationalUnit)"
$dfsearcher = new-object System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher($dfRoot)
$dfsearcher.Filter = $gfGALQueryFilter
$srSearchResult = $dfsearcher.FindAll()
foreach ($emResult in $srSearchResult) {
$OUobject = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
$OUobject = $emResult.GetDirectoryEntry()
$ouOUNameDrop.Items.Add($OUobject.distinguishedName.ToString())
}
$form.Controls.Add($ouOUNameDrop)

# Add Prop Drop Down
$exPropDrop = new-object System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox
$exPropDrop.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(240,580)
$exPropDrop.Size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(150,30)
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute1")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute2")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute3")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute4")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute5")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute6")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute7")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute8")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute9")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute10")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute11")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute12")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute13")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute14")
$exPropDrop.Items.Add("extensionAttribute15")
$form.Controls.Add($exPropDrop)

$exlableBox = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$exlableBox.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(20,580)
$exlableBox.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(240,20)
$exlableBox.Text = "Extended Property to Set/Update : "
$form.controls.Add($exlableBox)

$exlableBox2 = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$exlableBox2.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(20,610)
$exlableBox2.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(150,20)
$exlableBox2.Text = "Value : "
$form.controls.Add($exlableBox2)


$uvtext = new-object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$uvtext.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(240,610)
$uvtext.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(300,20)
$form.controls.Add($uvtext)


$ProxyAddresslableBox = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Label
$ProxyAddresslableBox.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(20,100)
$ProxyAddresslableBox.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(320,20)
$ProxyAddresslableBox.Text = "Group to Search for"
$form.controls.Add($ProxyAddresslableBox)

$ouOUCheckBox = new-object System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox
$ouOUCheckBox.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(750,60)
$ouOUCheckBox.Size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(200,20)
$ouOUCheckBox.Checked = $true
$ouOUCheckBox.Text = "Search in Sub OU's"
$form.Controls.Add($ouOUCheckBox)


# Add ProxyDomain Text Box
$pnProxyAddress = new-object System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
$pnProxyAddress.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(350,100)
$pnProxyAddress.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(300,20)
$form.controls.Add($pnProxyAddress)


$exButton1 = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$exButton1.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(700,100)
$exButton1.Size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(125,20)
$exButton1.Text = "Search"
$exButton1.Add_Click({SearchfoGroup})
$form.Controls.Add($exButton1)

$exButton3 = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$exButton3.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(320,150)
$exButton3.Size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(105,20)
$exButton3.Text = "Show Members"
$exButton3.Add_Click({$grTable.clear()
$repeathashUser.clear()
$repeathashGroup.clear()
Get-member($msTable.DefaultView[$dgDataGrid.CurrentCell.RowIndex][1])
})
$form.Controls.Add($exButton3)

# Add Update Button

$exButton2 = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$exButton2.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(10,640)
$exButton2.Size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(125,20)
$exButton2.Text = "Set/Update Value"
$exButton2.Add_Click({
$repeathashUser.clear()
$repeathashGroup.clear()
update-member($msTable.DefaultView[$dgDataGrid.CurrentCell.RowIndex][1])
})
$form.Controls.Add($exButton2)


# Add Export Grid Button

$exButton4 = new-object System.Windows.Forms.Button
$exButton4.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(700,550)
$exButton4.Size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(125,20)
$exButton4.Text = "Export Grid"
$exButton4.Add_Click({ExportGrid})
$form.Controls.Add($exButton4)

# Add DataGrid View

$dgDataGrid = new-object System.windows.forms.DataGridView
$dgDataGrid.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(10,145)
$dgDataGrid.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(300,400)
$dgDataGrid.AutoSizeRowsMode = "AllHeaders"
$form.Controls.Add($dgDataGrid)

# Add DataGrid View

$dgDataGrid2 = new-object System.windows.forms.DataGridView
$dgDataGrid2.Location = new-object System.Drawing.Size(440,145)
$dgDataGrid2.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(400,400)
$dgDataGrid2.AutoSizeRowsMode = "AllHeaders"
$form.Controls.Add($dgDataGrid2)


$form.Text = "Group Extended Propery Update GUI"
$form.size = new-object System.Drawing.Size(1200,800)
$form.autoscroll = $true
$form.Add_Shown({$form.Activate()})
$form.ShowDialog()
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