Enterprise Automation Scripts

A small collection of PowerShell scripts to help with day to day Active Directory (AD) and domain joined computer management. Each script lives in its own folder with a dedicated README that covers parameters, examples, and usage notes.

This root README gives you a high level overview and links to each script.

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Scripts

Script	Short description	Typical use cases	Folder
Create-ADComputer.ps1	Create computer objects from a CSV and apply join permissions automatically.	New workstation rollouts, pre staging computers in AD, applying standard group memberships and join permissions.	Create-ADComputer/
Get-ADComputers.ps1	Enumerate AD computer objects from an OU and export key attributes.	Inventory of servers or workstations, basic audit of computer objects, feeding other tooling with a list of machines.	Get-ADComputers/
Get-MACAddresses.ps1	Query AD computers in an OU, check which are online, and collect MAC addresses.	Building IP/MAC inventories, preparing DHCP reservations, mapping hardware on the network.	Get-MACAddresses/

Each script can be used on its own or combined in a workflow. For example, you might:

1. Use Get-ADComputers.ps1 to export an inventory of servers.
2. Use Get-MACAddresses.ps1 to fill in MAC addresses for online hosts.
3. Use Create-ADComputer.ps1 for new builds that need to follow a standard naming convention and group membership.

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Requirements

All scripts assume:

• PowerShell 5.1 or later.

• The Active Directory module is available:

  Import-Module ActiveDirectory

• You are running with sufficient permissions to read or modify the AD objects that the script touches.
• Network connectivity and firewall rules permit access to your domain controllers and the target computers (for scripts that query the machines themselves).

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General usage notes

• Execution policy

  You may need to allow local scripts to run:

  Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser

• Transcript logging

  Each script is designed to log its work to a transcript file. By default a timestamped transcript is created in the current directory if you do not specify a custom path. See each script README for details.

• CSV export

  Where applicable, scripts support an -Output parameter to export results to CSV. If -Output is not provided, results are shown in a formatted table in the console.

• Error and warning handling

  Scripts are written to reduce noisy console output by adjusting $WarningPreference and $ErrorActionPreference. You can adjust those if you prefer more verbose feedback during execution.

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Contributing

If you have ideas for additional scripts or improvements:

• Open an issue with a description of what you would like to add or change.

• Or submit a pull request that:

  • Keeps the per script folder structure.
  • Includes a README for any new script.

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License

This project is licensed under the GPL 3.0 license. See LICENSE for details.