doctorkisow / update-servermembership

A simple PowerShell script that updates Active Directory server membership to the Servers group.

Update-ServerMembership

Update-ServerMembership - A simple PowerShell script that updates Active Directory server membership to the Servers group.
Matthew R. Kisow, D.Sc. [email protected]
Copyright © Kisow Foundation, Inc.® 2018.

Getting Started

This script runs as a scheduled task and will remove any disabled "server" object(s) from the "Servers" group and add any new "server" object(s) to the "Servers" group.

Installation

1. Download the "Update-ServerMembership" script.
   See the README.md file located in the Update-ServerMembership directory for the install and scheduling instructions.
   NOTE: Follow Microsoft best-practices for the script folder location.
2. Create an Active Directory group named "Servers".

Scheduling

1. In windows scheduler create a new scheduled task and call it "Update-ServerMembership".
2. On the Actions tab, create a new action with the following properties:
   In the Action: drop-down choose "Start a program"
   In the Program/script: box type "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"
   In the Add arguements (optional): box type "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "<script location>\Update-ServerMembership.ps1""
   NOTE: Yes the "<script location>" can be a UNC path and should be enclosed with punctuation.
3. On the Triggers tab, create a new trigger with the following properties:
   In the Begin the task: drop-down choose "On a schedule"
   Choose the One time radio button then select and .
   NOTE: Figuratively and . Select the Repeat task every: check box and manually enter "8 hours" for the repeat time.
   Choose "indefinately" from the for a duration of: drop-down.

License

License (GPL v3.0)

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.