Personally? I'd use a vbscript for that. One that reads a csv is not tough to come up with and it's pretty easy to set passwords that way. Not even sure you can with CSVDE. An example to get you started can be found on my favorite website http://www.houseofqueues.com but there are many many others as well. Al -----Original Message----- From: Monika Rabarison [mailto:monika.k.rabarison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 12:50 PM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: users http://www.MSExchange.org/ Raj, How about the passwords? Monika On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Monika Rabarison wrote: > > Hi Raj, > > I'll do the reading. > > Thanks, > > Monika > > On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Periyasamy, Raj wrote: > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > Hi Monika, > > Since this is a new installation, I would suggest considering CSV > > formatted file and CSVDE.EXE utility, which can be used to import > > CSV files into the AD. CSVDE gets installed when you install the > > Windows Support tools. DSADD is another tool that can be used to add > > users from command line or batch file, but I have not used it > > intensively. Read the following link for more info on CSVDE, > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;327620&Produ > > ct=e > > xch2k > > > > I would just create the user object without mailboxes first using > > the CSVDE. Then I would use the ADUC interface to select all the > > users, and collectively Establish an Exchange mailbox for them. This > > is easy and relatively trouble free. > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Raj > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Monika Rabarison [mailto:monika.k.rabarison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 4:54 PM > > To: [ExchangeList] > > Subject: [exchangelist] users > > > > http://www.MSExchange.org/ > > > > > > > > Hi again, > > > > What would be the best (and easy) way to create my thousands of > > users with their mailboxes? > > > > TIA, > > > > Monika > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > List Archives: > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > > World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com > > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows > > Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network > > Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax > > Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: > > psraj@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe visit > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > List Archives: > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp > > Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: > > World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com > > Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com > > No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows > > Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network > > Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax > > Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List > > as: monika.k.rabarison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe visit > > http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist > > Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Exchange Newsletters: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/newsletter.asp Exchange FAQ: http://www.msexchange.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 ISA Server Resource Site: http://www.isaserver.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this MSEXchange.org Discussion List as: al.mulnick@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=exchangelist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx