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Add Computer Accounts operation

The Add Computer Accounts operation adds a set of computer accounts to groups by getting the account and group information from a specified comma-separated value (CSV) file.

The following table describes the elements for the <items> XML element and adapter request for the Add Computer Accounts operation:

 Elements for the <items> XML element and adapter request for the Add Computer Accounts operation

The following figure shows a sample adapter request for the Add Computer Accounts operation.

Warning

Note

The Update Items process is used to add a set of computer accounts to a group. The value of the item type field is AddComputerAccounts.


Adapter request for the Add Computer Accounts operation

<active-directory-response>
 <metadata>
   <status>success</status>
 </metadata>
 <target-output host="vm-w23-rds19">
   <metadata>
     <os-id>Windows 2003</os-id>
     <os-version>5.2 Build 3790 Service Pack 2</os-version>
     <status>success</status>
   </metadata>
   <commands-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
<command>dsmod group  "CN=global-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" 
-p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-01,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>6</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>1954</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
<output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group

"CN=global-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
-s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr
"CN=TestComputer-01,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 10544</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=global-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
     <command-output>

<metadata>
         <command>dsmod group  "CN=global-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p 
"Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-02,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>6</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>1969</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=global-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19"
-u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-02,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 8944</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=global-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
<command>dsmod group  "CN=global-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr 
"CN=TestComputer-03,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>6</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>937</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>


<line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=global-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19"
-u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-03,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 9092</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=global-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
<command>dsmod group  "CN=global-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr 
"CN=TestComputer-04,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>6</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>985</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=global-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19"
-u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-04,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 11100</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=global-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
</command-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
         <command>dsmod group  "CN=global-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" 
-p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-05,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>6</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>2937</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=global-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19"
-u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-05,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 1628</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=global-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>


</command-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
         <command>dsmod group  "CN=global-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" 
-p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-06,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>6</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>1954</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=global-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19"
-u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-06,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 11036</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=global-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
     <command-output>
<metadata>
         <command>dsmod group  "CN=universal-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" 
-p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-07,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>6</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>1922</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
-s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr
"CN=TestComputer-07,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 7256</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=universal-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>

<command>dsmod group  "CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=local-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" "CN=local-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" 
-p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-08,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>8</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>1984</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=local-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" "CN=local-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" 
-p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-08,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 7200</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=universal-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">dsmod succeeded:CN=local-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="7">dsmod succeeded:CN=local-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="8">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
<command>dsmod group  "CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local" "CN=local-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr 
"CN=TestComputer-09,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local"</command>
         <line-count>7</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>1922</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
         <line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=local-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19"
-u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-09,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
<line index="4">Remote application process ID: 3992</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=universal-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">dsmod succeeded:CN=local-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="7">Remote application exited with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
     <command-output>
       <metadata>
<command>dsmod group  "CN=universal-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" "CN=local-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19" -u 

"administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-10,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</command>
<line-count>7</line-count>
         <execution-milliseconds>1922</execution-milliseconds>
         <exit-code>0</exit-code>
         <status>success</status>
       </metadata>
       <output>
         <line index="1">Attempting to connect to remote host...</line>
         <line index="2">Initialising rctrlx server component...</line>
<line index="3">Executing remote application: cmd /c dsmod group
"CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=local-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local" -s "vm-w23-rds19"
-u "administrator" -p "Admin" -addmbr "CN=TestComputer-10,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"</line>
         <line index="4">Remote application process ID: 11424</line>
         <line index="5">dsmod succeeded:CN=universal-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="6">dsmod succeeded:CN=local-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local</line>
         <line index="7">Remote application exitsed with code: 0</line>
       </output>
     </command-output>
   </commands-output>
 </target-output>
</active-directory-response>


The following figure shows the contents of a sample CSV file used to add a set of computer accounts to a group.

Contents of a sample CSV file used to add computer accounts to a group

DN,objectClass,cn,distinguishedName,instanceType,
whenCreated,whenChanged,uSNCreated,memberOf,uSNChanged,
name,objectGUID,userAccountControl,badPwdCount,codePage,
countryCode,badPasswordTime,lastLogoff,lastLogon,
pwdLastSet,primaryGroupID,objectSid,accountExpires,
logonCount,sAMAccountName,sAMAccountType,objectCategory
"CN=TestComputer-01,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-01,"CN=TestComputer-01,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123725,
"CN=global-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",123726,TestComputer-01,X'ff6991935ae90a4cb8357f49e08d8f6e',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bd5040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$VG1000-95CN9G0ST41J,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-02,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-02,
"CN=TestComputer-02,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123728,
"CN=global-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",123729,
TestComputer-02,X'0c6d7f0dcc6ed449b655f5762e79db00',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bd6040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$0H1000-HOAUTA9BU32V,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-03,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-03,"CN=TestComputer-03,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,
20090216093241.0Z,123731,"CN=global-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",123732,
TestComputer-03,X'6245975a1fcd0a4fa6dfe696fa40fc44',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bd7040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$1H1000-R3FH75LKEGOV,805306368,"CN=Computer,
CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local""CN=TestComputer-04,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-04,
"CN=TestComputer-04,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123734,
"CN=global-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",123735,
TestComputer-04,X'158aaac56431b54d801069b0eb462b6c',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bd8040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$2H1000-EUSPUNT92PFE,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local""CN=TestComputer-05,
OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",computer,TestComputer-05,
"CN=TestComputer-05,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123737,
"CN=global-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",123738,
TestComputer-05,X'96259a86908aa146934d053eb13df9df',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bd9040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$3H1000-S0740EO6GJ97,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-06,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-06,
"CN=TestComputer-06,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123740,
"CN=global-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",123741,
TestComputer-06,X'8dc2c80e0ebf214c9c47c94d4fafd612',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bda040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$4H1000-U9761G1Q6OKM,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"

"CN=TestComputer-07,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-07,
"CN=TestComputer-07,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123743,
"CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",123744,
TestComputer-07,X'd81d28a65a4f0f419be4404811a1ebce',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bdb040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$5H1000-M4RUVN2D4MAA,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-08,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-08,
"CN=TestComputer-08,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123746,
"CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local;
CN=local-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local;
CN=local-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",123747,TestComputer-08,X'46154c6c05590e47a1b2b334832b51c8',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bdc040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$6H1000-C1VCFVD4T4CB,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-09,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,
TestComputer-09,"CN=TestComputer-09,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123749,
"CN=universal-distribution-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local;CN=local-security-group,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",123750,TestComputer-09,
X'40885a3af0ee4b4b828cd01a98861cce',
544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bdd040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$7H1000-K7E5QU3310Q8,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"
"CN=TestComputer-10,OU=Test-Computers-OU,
DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",computer,TestComputer-10,
"CN=TestComputer-10,OU=Test-Computers-OU,DC=vm-w23-rds19,
DC=local",4,20090216093241.0Z,20090216093241.0Z,123752,
"CN=universal-distribution-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local;
CN=local-security-group,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local",123753,
TestComputer-10,X'f62b342b90d92346a412fd301a31de74',544,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,513,
X'0105000000000005150000003695d9d45b805f12d99f351bde040000',
9.22337E+18,0,$8H1000-FO49T21BJG1H,805306368,
"CN=Computer,CN=Schema,CN=Configuration,DC=vm-w23-rds19,DC=local"

 

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