So I have a list of usernames and I would like to automate a method of getting their full names to check for removal.

I have a command string that pulls their name in cmd with the following output.


and I have a list (notepad) of usernames. Is there a way to write a script that will go line by line in a .txt file of usernames, run the above command and write out the full names to another .txt file?

e:\ added code brackets

This post was edited by ass666 on Jan 2 2017 04:15pm

Is this being used in a domain environment? If so, I'd powershell it instead of cmd it.
Assuming your list of users reads like this:



In powershell, get the contents of the list, pass every through to get the fullname, and send it out to another text file:




This post was edited by Qord on Jan 2 2017 08:03pm

Thanks a lot. Saved it as .ps1 and ran nicely.

Sent you a tip of gratitude.

Hey thanks!! On a side note, you can run all old CMD commands inside powershell so if you wanted you could still use your net use command instead of the get-aduser part of the line.

So I've already accomplished what I wanted with your help so the following doesn't bear too much weight.

But do you think we could try and get the CMD variant to work? If so I could apply the new knowledge with some other cmd commands I commonly use. Or I can start learning some basic powershell

I replaced the line that assigns $usersfullname a value with



and I presume it's not getting the assignment because the output file only has a list of $user.

Could it have to do with the output type of the ner user /find command?

get-aduser outputs the following



Where net user outputs



e:\ minor edit

So just testing my above theory, I did the following and got the following output.



but within the PS script outputs blanks interestingly enough.

e2:\ added some observations

Figured it out. Typo. I was missing an | as you might notice in the first code box above.

This post was edited by ass666 on Jan 3 2017 03:24pm

I'm not very good with CMD and bat scripting, so I can't say for sure if it's possible doing it with just CMD. I can tell you if it is possible, it's a pain in the ass to get right.

For this one though, try putting "$user" instead of $user. Having it wrapped in quotes might do the trick.

E: ah, I love typos in code!! I do it a lot.

This post was edited by Qord on Jan 3 2017 03:26pm

I figured it out, was just a typo on my part. Was missing a | between /domain and find in my implementation.