Powershell - Active Directory - Writing currently logged on user into computer description box

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AlexRothwell-9481 asked Mar 8, '21 IanXue-MSFT answered Mar 9, '21

Powershell - Active Directory - Writing currently logged on user into computer description box

Hi there, first post here :)

I am wanting to write a script so that the last logged on user of a computer (more specifically, the Display Name) gets written into the computer Description of the computer that they are currently logged into.

For example:

Find the PC name
On that PC, find the currently logged on user, and find the Display Name
Then, on that PC, in the description in AD, write the Display Name of the currently logged in user

I hope that made sense

Many thanks

Alex Rothwell

windows-server-powershell

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Answer 1 · 2021-03-09T05:21:09.97Z

IanXue-MSFT answered Mar 9, '21

Hi,

Does this work for you？

 $server = 'W10GB54'
 $user = query user /server:$server |ForEach-Object {
         ($_ -split '  '| Where-Object {$_}) -join ','} | 
         ConvertFrom-Csv | Select-Object -ExpandProperty USERNAME
 $displayname = Get-ADUser -Filter {Name -eq $user} -Properties DisplayName | Select-Object -ExpandProperty DisplayName
 Set-ADComputer -Identity $server -Description $displayname

Best Regards，
Ian Xue
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