How to search multiple computer in Active Directory

[ayle]

I don’t use AD much in, but I was asked to delete a list of computers that have not been logged in the last 6 months. I don’t know how to search for multiple items in active directory, or if it is even possible.

I have a list of 1300 computers that need to be removed from AD and doing one at a time is too time consuming.

Is there any kind of delineator like a semicolon or a comma (tired these but they do not work.) that will let me enter more than one computer name?


Thank you for any advice in this matter.

[Badrinath]

Yes there is a way. Click on Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. Then right click on the domain and choose find. In the box click on custom search. Now below you can see a field box. Choose the user and then choose start with. In the same way add multiple names and click on search.
Multiple Group Query

[ArunBalodi]

dsquery computer -name * will list all the computers available in your domain, you can specify the OU parameters in the above command if know which Ou u r looking in