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Udpate Comptuer Description–PowerShell Script

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Purpose - To update the computer description (description attribute) in Active Directory. – PowerShell V2 Script. 

Input File – Input file (Computers.csv) contains Computer Name and Description. 

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Script:

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I have also uploaded this script to Microsoft TechNet Gallery - http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/6e883230-fa47-4a9e-aa92-446ab3bea6dd

More scripts - http://portal.sivarajan.com/search?q=script+powershell&max-results=20

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Santhosh Sivarajan

Microsoft MVP · Identity & Cybersecurity Architect

Santhosh has 30+ years of hands-on enterprise experience in Identity and Access Management, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and Zero Trust architecture. He is the author of two books on Windows Server and security, and leads consulting, assessments and training at SAG Business Group.

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11 comments:

Thank you very much Santhosh!

Just cant seem to sort my network Certificates & Permissions...Help pls

getting below error
--Set-ADComputer : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Identity'. The
argument is null. Provide a valid value for the argument, and then try running
the command again.
At line:1 char:16
+ Set-ADComputer $Computer -Description $Desc
+ ~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Set-ADComputer], ParameterBind
ingValidationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.Activ
eDirectory.Management.Commands.SetADComputer

im getting the following error:

Set-ADComputer : Insufficient access rights to perform the operation
At D:\Tools\CheckComputerDescription\CompDesc3.ps1:5 char:1
+ Set-ADComputer $Computer -Description $Desc
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (USCHEZWIMO2071:ADComputer) [Set-ADComputer], ADException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ActiveDirectoryServer:8344,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.SetADComputer

Thanks Sir,
Perfectly working

Insufficient access rights to perform the operation
do you know why I would see this error?
it worked the first time..

CN=Active Directory ARS
Set-ADComputer : Insufficient access rights to perform the operation
At C:\FTR\NewComputerFromCSV.ps1:14 char:1
+ Set-ADComputer $Computer -Description $Desc
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

did you figure out why you received this message?

Thanks for posting the best information and the blog is very helpful.

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