Utility commands
You can use the following utility commands retrieve and convert data from format to format, manipulate distinguished names, and manage group membership and user passwords.
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Converts a domain’s dotted name to a distinguished name (DN) format. |
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Searches Active Directory for a DN and, if found, returns the corresponding UPN. |
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Converts a domain’s distinguished name (DN) to a dotted name format. |
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Returns a Tcl list of members in a group. |
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Returns the parent of an LDAP path (a distinguished name): it removes the first element of the DN and returns the rest. |
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Searches the etc/passwd file for a UNIX user name and, if found, returns a Tcl list of the passwd profile values associated with the user. |
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Returns the relative DN of an LDAP path: it returns only the first element of the supplied DN. |
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finds a class or attribute in Active Directory and returns its globally unique identifier (GUID) |
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Returns a Tcl list of all entries in the local /etc/passwd file. |
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Uses adclient to query Active Directory and returns a Tcl list of groups that a user belongs to. |
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Uses adclient to search for a UNIX name and return the security principal associated with that UNIX name. |
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Uses adclient to check Active Directory to see if a user is in a group. |
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Moves the selected object to the specified location. |
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Searches Active Directory for an SID and returns the security principal associated with the SID. |
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Searches Active Directory for a user principal name (UPN) and, if found, returns the corresponding DN. |
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Renames the selected object. |
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Sets an Active Directory user’s password. |
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Converts an Active Directory security identifier (SID) to an escaped string. |
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Converts an Active Directory SID to a user ID (UID). |