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#205533 - 2012-08-04 03:23 AM Printers Based on OU
cjutting Offline
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Hey Guys,

Been a while, but have just changed jobs and getting back into coding kix again. I have a request from our director to add printers for computers based on the OU the computer is in, so that no matter who logs into those computers they will always get the same set of printers for that area.

SO I've got the adding printer part down... I've looked at InOU and InContainer and started to make some test scripts, but just not making progress.

Any suggestions?

Edited by cjutting (2012-08-04 03:23 AM)
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#205534 - 2012-08-04 05:21 AM Re: Printers Based on OU [Re: cjutting]
ShaneEP Moderator Offline
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What are you having a problem with?

This should give you the OU of the local computer (unable to test)...
 Code:
$computer = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo").ComputerName
$objComputer = GetObject("LDAP://"+$computer)
$OU = Split(Split($objComputer.Parent,",")[0],"=")[1]

You can then just check against that.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingg...belongs-to.aspx

Edited by ShaneEP (2012-08-04 05:25 AM)
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#205535 - 2012-08-04 06:26 AM Re: Printers Based on OU [Re: ShaneEP]
cjutting Offline
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Having it return the proper OU for the computer logging in...

Maybe not only that, but I'm open to any suggestions that you guys have and any examples you have as well. It's been a while. Need to get back into the Kix groove
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#205536 - 2012-08-04 05:26 PM Re: Printers Based on OU [Re: cjutting]
ShaneEP Moderator Offline
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Well the code I posted above should return the first OU that the computer is in, and save it in the $OU variable. I compressed it into one line below and added an example of an IF check.

 Code:
$OU = Split(Split(GetObject("LDAP://"+CreateObject("ADSystemInfo").ComputerName).Parent,",")[0],"=")[1]

If $OU = "OUName1"
   $nul = AddPrinterConnection("\\Server\Printer1")
   $nul = AddPrinterConnection("\\Server\Printer2")
Endif
If $OU = "OUName2"
   $nul = AddPrinterConnection("\\Server\Printer3")
   $nul = AddPrinterConnection("\\Server\Printer4")
Endif

Edited by ShaneEP (2012-08-04 05:32 PM)
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#205537 - 2012-08-04 05:42 PM Re: Printers Based on OU [Re: ShaneEP]
ShaneEP Moderator Offline
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Or, if you would rather get the last portion of the OU tree you could use something like this...

 Code:
$OU = GetObject("LDAP://"+CreateObject("ADSystemInfo").ComputerName).Parent
$OU = Split(Right($OU,-InStrRev($OU,"OU=")-2),",")[0]

If $OU = "OUName1"
   $nul = AddPrinterConnection("\\Server\Printer1")
   $nul = AddPrinterConnection("\\Server\Printer2")
Endif
If $OU = "OUName2"
   $nul = AddPrinterConnection("\\Server\Printer3")
   $nul = AddPrinterConnection("\\Server\Printer4")
Endif
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#205538 - 2012-08-04 05:45 PM Re: Printers Based on OU [Re: ShaneEP]
ShaneEP Moderator Offline
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This line...

$OU = GetObject("LDAP://"+CreateObject("ADSystemInfo").ComputerName).Parent

is returning the OU in a format like so...

LDAP://OU=Terminal Servers,OU=Servers,OU=Computers,OU=Headquarters,DC=domain,DC=domain,DC=com

It's just a matter of manipulating that string to get the level that you want, and then comparing that to something in your script.
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#205539 - 2012-08-04 07:35 PM Re: Printers Based on OU [Re: ShaneEP]
cjutting Offline
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Thanks for that.. I'll look at it again on Monday.. Honestly I'm not opposed to doing an if and putting in the whole LDAP path either.. Good times.
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#205540 - 2012-08-04 07:38 PM Re: Printers Based on OU [Re: cjutting]
ShaneEP Moderator Offline
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That should work just as well. Something like...
 Code:
$OU = GetObject("LDAP://"+CreateObject("ADSystemInfo").ComputerName).Parent

If Instr($OU,"Terminal Servers") AND InStr($OU,"Headquarters")
  ;Do Stuff...
Endif


Good luck.
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