Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

[Guest Joe]

I found this batch file on a newsgroup a while back, I'm trying to get a

text file that shows all the users I have in my domain groups. It keeps on

giving me a message of something like "group not found" (I'm not near a dc

to give the exact error) I noted the line numbers in this string.

 

Any ideas how to make this work ?

 

Line 1@echo off

Line 2 if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt

Line 3 for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub

%%*

Line 4 for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do call

:Sub %%*

Line 5 goto :eof

Line 6 :sub

Line 7 set name=%*

Line 8 net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members" |

find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >>

c:\Groups.txt

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

 

"Joe" <joe@charter.net> wrote in message

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>I found this batch file on a newsgroup a while back, I'm trying to get a

>text file that shows all the users I have in my domain groups. It keeps on

>giving me a message of something like "group not found" (I'm not near a dc

>to give the exact error) I noted the line numbers in this string.

>

> Any ideas how to make this work ?

>

> Line 1@echo off

> Line 2 if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt

> Line 3 for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call

> :Sub %%*

> Line 4 for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do call

> :Sub %%*

> Line 5 goto :eof

> Line 6 :sub

> Line 7 set name=%*

> Line 8 net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members"

> | find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >>

> c:\Groups.txt

 

This looks like a batch file I designed for someone else

last November. It works quite nicely, provided that you

don't have any "poison" characters in your group names.

To see for yourself, insert these lines immediately after

Line 7 and report the result:

 

echo Name=%name%

pause

[Guest cmail0925@gmail.com]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

It displays groups when adding the echo, however, it still responds

with "the group name can not be found". Additionally, the groups.txt

file is created, but nothing is written to it.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

 

<cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> It displays groups when adding the echo, however, it still responds

> with "the group name can not be found". Additionally, the groups.txt

> file is created, but nothing is written to it.

>

 

Are you "Joe"?

 

Post the exact batch file you're using!

[Guest Joe]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

Yes, that is me at work..

 

I posted the exact batch file in the original thread. I'm applying it on a

Windows 2003 dc with the default groups.

I did create a a test group and it echoed through along with all the others

with the echo command you gave me.

However, I just get a blank file in the root directory.

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

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>

> <cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:1188486846.404952.64320@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>> It displays groups when adding the echo, however, it still responds

>> with "the group name can not be found". Additionally, the groups.txt

>> file is created, but nothing is written to it.

>>

>

> Are you "Joe"?

>

> Post the exact batch file you're using!

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

I beg to disagree. Your original post had the string

"Line 1", "Line 2" at the beginning of each line. This

batch file could not possibly work. I've been in this

game for too long to consider something such as

"The batch file looked like this". I need the real thing!

 

 

"Joe" <joe@charter.net> wrote in message

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> Yes, that is me at work..

>

> I posted the exact batch file in the original thread. I'm applying it on a

> Windows 2003 dc with the default groups.

> I did create a a test group and it echoed through along with all the

> others with the echo command you gave me.

> However, I just get a blank file in the root directory.

>

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

> news:OetDfpz6HHA.5844@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>> <cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:1188486846.404952.64320@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

>>> It displays groups when adding the echo, however, it still responds

>>> with "the group name can not be found". Additionally, the groups.txt

>>> file is created, but nothing is written to it.

>>>

>>

>> Are you "Joe"?

>>

>> Post the exact batch file you're using!

>>

>

[Guest cmail0925@gmail.com]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

Here you go...

 

@echo off

if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt

for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %

%*

for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do

call :Sub %%*

goto :eof

:sub

set name=%*

echo Name=%name%

net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members" |

find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >> c:

\Groups.txt

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

The batch file you posted works very nicely on my machines.

Here is a modified version you could try. You must remove

the # characters that marks the start of each line.

#@echo off

#if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt

#set parm=Localgroup

#for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %%*

#set parm=Group

#for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do call :Sub

%%*

#notepad c:\Groups.txt

#goto :eof

#

#:Sub

#set name=%*

#echo Group name: %name%

#echo %parm% name: %name:~1% >> c:\Groups.txt

#net %parm% "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "completed successfully" | more +6 >>

c:\Groups.txt

 

If this version still does not work then you must post the

output generated by the following commands:

net localgroup

net localgroup administrators

net groups /domain

net groups /domain "domain admins"

 

 

<cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Here you go...

>

> @echo off

> if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt

> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %

> %*

> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do

> call :Sub %%*

> goto :eof

> :sub

> set name=%*

> echo Name=%name%

> net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members" |

> find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >> c:

> \Groups.txt

>

[Guest Joe]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

Ok, I'll try this on Tuesday when I'm back at work. Thanks!

 

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message

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> The batch file you posted works very nicely on my machines.

> Here is a modified version you could try. You must remove

> the # characters that marks the start of each line.

> #@echo off

> #if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt

> #set parm=Localgroup

> #for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %%*

> #set parm=Group

> #for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do call :Sub

> %%*

> #notepad c:\Groups.txt

> #goto :eof

> #

> #:Sub

> #set name=%*

> #echo Group name: %name%

> #echo %parm% name: %name:~1% >> c:\Groups.txt

> #net %parm% "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "completed successfully" | more +6 >>

> c:\Groups.txt

>

> If this version still does not work then you must post the

> output generated by the following commands:

> net localgroup

> net localgroup administrators

> net groups /domain

> net groups /domain "domain admins"

>

>

> <cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:1188572920.392066.284600@r34g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

>> Here you go...

>>

>> @echo off

>> if exist c:\Groups.txt del c:\Groups.txt

>> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net localgroup ^| find "*"') do call :Sub %

>> %*

>> for /F "tokens=*" %%* in ('net groups /domain ^| find "*"') do

>> call :Sub %%*

>> goto :eof

>> :sub

>> set name=%*

>> echo Name=%name%

>> net group "%name:~1%" | find /i /v "comment" | find /i /v "members" |

>> find /i /v "--------------" | find /i /v "completed successfully" >> c:

>> \Groups.txt

>>

>

>

[Guest cmail0925@gmail.com]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

I ran the script, but all that pops up is one local group called

_vmware_

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Getting a list of users in global and local groups.

 

<cmail0925@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>I ran the script, but all that pops up is one local group called

> _vmware_

>

 

I cannot help you any further unless you're prepared to run

the diagnostic stuff I mentioned in my last reply.