Use Ldifde.exe and Csvde.exe data export tools to create Active Directory objects

These tools can also specify which attributes to export. Although the tools are fairly limited as far as specifying certain attributes, they facilitate Active Directory management because once the script is ready, an admin can save

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time by using it to import or export multiple users at a time.

To create an export file of every object in the user's container of test.com, with Ldifde.exe, follow these steps:

You can also use these tools to perform directory imports if necessary. However, you cannot set the initial password using these tools.

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