Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

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I found this batch file on a newsgroup a while back, I'm trying to get a
text file that shows all the users I have in my domain groups. It keeps on
giving me a message of something like "group not found" (I'm not near a dc
to give the exact error) I noted the line numbers in this string.

Any ideas how to make this work ?

Line 1@echo off
Line 2 if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt
Line 3 for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub
%%*
Line 4 for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do call
:Sub %%*
Line 5 goto :eof
Line 6 :sub
Line 7 set name=%*
Line 8 net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members" |
find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >>
c:\Groups.txt

"Joe" <joe@charter.net> wrote in message
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>I found this batch file on a newsgroup a while back, I'm trying to get a
>text file that shows all the users I have in my domain groups. It keeps on
>giving me a message of something like "group not found" (I'm not near a dc
>to give the exact error) I noted the line numbers in this string.
>
> Any ideas how to make this work ?
>
> Line 1@echo off
> Line 2 if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt
> Line 3 for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call
> :Sub %%*
> Line 4 for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do call
> :Sub %%*
> Line 5 goto :eof
> Line 6 :sub
> Line 7 set name=%*
> Line 8 net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members"
> | find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >>
> c:\Groups.txt

This looks like a batch file I designed for someone else
last November. It works quite nicely, provided that you
don't have any "poison" characters in your group names.
To see for yourself, insert these lines immediately after
Line 7 and report the result:

echo Name=%name%
pause

It displays groups when adding the echo, however, it still responds
with "the group name can not be found". Additionally, the groups.txt
file is created, but nothing is written to it.

<cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> It displays groups when adding the echo, however, it still responds
> with "the group name can not be found". Additionally, the groups.txt
> file is created, but nothing is written to it.
>

Are you "Joe"?

Post the exact batch file you're using!

Yes, that is me at work..

I posted the exact batch file in the original thread. I'm applying it on a
Windows 2003 dc with the default groups.
I did create a a test group and it echoed through along with all the others
with the echo command you gave me.
However, I just get a blank file in the root directory.


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> <cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1188486846.404952.64320@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>> It displays groups when adding the echo, however, it still responds
>> with "the group name can not be found". Additionally, the groups.txt
>> file is created, but nothing is written to it.
>>
>
> Are you "Joe"?
>
> Post the exact batch file you're using!
>

I beg to disagree. Your original post had the string
"Line 1", "Line 2" at the beginning of each line. This
batch file could not possibly work. I've been in this
game for too long to consider something such as
"The batch file looked like this". I need the real thing!


"Joe" <joe@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Yes, that is me at work..
>
> I posted the exact batch file in the original thread. I'm applying it on a
> Windows 2003 dc with the default groups.
> I did create a a test group and it echoed through along with all the
> others with the echo command you gave me.
> However, I just get a blank file in the root directory.
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
> news:OetDfpz6HHA.5844@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> <cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1188486846.404952.64320@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>> It displays groups when adding the echo, however, it still responds
>>> with "the group name can not be found". Additionally, the groups.txt
>>> file is created, but nothing is written to it.
>>>
>>
>> Are you "Joe"?
>>
>> Post the exact batch file you're using!
>>
>

Here you go...

@echo off
if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt
for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %
%*
for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do
call :Sub %%*
goto :eof
:sub
set name=%*
echo Name=%name%
net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members" |
find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >> c:
\Groups.txt

The batch file you posted works very nicely on my machines.
Here is a modified version you could try. You must remove
the # characters that marks the start of each line.
#@echo off
#if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt
#set parm=Localgroup
#for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %%*
#set parm=Group
#for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do call :Sub
%%*
#notepad c:\Groups.txt
#goto :eof
#
#:Sub
#set name=%*
#echo Group name: %name%
#echo %parm% name: %name:~1% >> c:\Groups.txt
#net %parm% "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "completed successfully" | more +6 >>
c:\Groups.txt

If this version still does not work then you must post the
output generated by the following commands:
net localgroup
net localgroup administrators
net groups /domain
net groups /domain "domain admins"


<cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Here you go...
>
> @echo off
> if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt
> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %
> %*
> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do
> call :Sub %%*
> goto :eof
> :sub
> set name=%*
> echo Name=%name%
> net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members" |
> find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >> c:
> \Groups.txt
>

Ok, I'll try this on Tuesday when I'm back at work. Thanks!


"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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> The batch file you posted works very nicely on my machines.
> Here is a modified version you could try. You must remove
> the # characters that marks the start of each line.
> #@echo off
> #if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt
> #set parm=Localgroup
> #for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %%*
> #set parm=Group
> #for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do call :Sub
> %%*
> #notepad c:\Groups.txt
> #goto :eof
> #
> #:Sub
> #set name=%*
> #echo Group name: %name%
> #echo %parm% name: %name:~1% >> c:\Groups.txt
> #net %parm% "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "completed successfully" | more +6 >>
> c:\Groups.txt
>
> If this version still does not work then you must post the
> output generated by the following commands:
> net localgroup
> net localgroup administrators
> net groups /domain
> net groups /domain "domain admins"
>
>
> <cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1188572920.392066.284600@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>> Here you go...
>>
>> @echo off
>> if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt
>> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %
>> %*
>> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do
>> call :Sub %%*
>> goto :eof
>> :sub
>> set name=%*
>> echo Name=%name%
>> net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members" |
>> find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >> c:
>> \Groups.txt
>>
>
>

I ran the script, but all that pops up is one local group called
_vmware_

<cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I ran the script, but all that pops up is one local group called
> _vmware_
>

I cannot help you any further unless you're prepared to run
the diagnostic stuff I mentioned in my last reply.