Powershell Moving OU after build
Brief overview:
MDT builds machines into dedicated OU.
Post build, PDQ inventory detects build, PDQ deploys apps based on Criteria.
What I'm looking for a is a way to move the machine into the correct OU.
So:
I'm halfway there by getting the computername and moving it.
$newbuild = $env:computername
get-adcomputer $newbuild | Move-ADObject -TargetPath "OU=the right damn one!"
However, this relies on RSAT tools. I can do it manually by invoking a PSSession to a DC, but of course, you can't use PSsessions in scripts. Maybe I just need some more caffeine....
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Hey Jeff,
Probably you don't need it anymore, but I was looking for the exact same solution. Finally solved it as followed:
#OU path to move to
$path = "OU=Stock,OU=Site,OU=Computers,DC=domain,DC=Local"
#Run PS remote session on domaincontroller
$session = New-PSSession -computerName <domaincontroller>
#Get the computername to move
$computer = $env:computername
Invoke-command { import-module activedirectory } -session $session
Invoke-command { Get-ADComputer $Using:computer | Move-ADObject -TargetPath $Using:path } -session $session
I can't get this to work as a PDQDeploy package.
Powershell version 5 is needed
I'm quite certain that you can't implicitly remote inside of a script, though I could be wrong. That's likely why it won't work as a PDQ Deploy package. I'll rack my brain, but everything I can think of relies on RSAT or an interactive session. Cmdlets like Add-Computer and Remove-Computer aren't going to help you in this instance I don't think.
Also, just so I'm clear, you are wanting to put a PC in the right spot in AD as part of your deployment process, correct?
Strange, the package is running fine here for the last couple of months.
I just did this the other day, here is a VB script that works for us that moves it to an Inventory OU
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Set objComputer = GetObject("LDAP://" & objSysInfo.ComputerName)
strComputerDN = objSysInfo.ComputerName
objComputer.Description = "INVENTORY"
objComputer.SetInfo
Set objNewOU = GetObject("LDAP://OU=Inventory,OU=Computers,OU=Managed Objects,DC=yourdomain,DC=com")
Set objMoveComputer = objNewOU.MoveHere _
("LDAP://" & strComputerDN, vbNullString)
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