Logging Long Scripts
Just a short word of advice. If you use a lot of long scripts to automate processes like account creation and termination, copious log files are insanely helpful for troubleshooting unexpected output. Here’s a sample set of log entries from the user termination script that I created for our help desk:
| 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: ================================================== 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: 201308141415 – Termination Script for firstname.lastname executed by helpdesk.user. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: Script version 2013.05.07 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: UserData:Name : Firstname Lastname PrimarySMTPAddress : flast@domain.com ParentContainer : domain.com/Employees/location 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: firstname.lastname hidden from the GAL. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: firstname.lastname is a member of the following Distribution Groups: 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: Mailbox export request for firstname.lastname placed in queue. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: Archive mailbox export request for firstname.lastname placed in queue. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: firstname.lastname disabled. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: Accidental delete protection removed. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: firstname.lastname renamed to Terminated 20130814 firstname.lastname. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: firstname.lastname moved to Terminated Accounts OU. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: 201308141418 – Termination Script for firstname.lastname exiting. 201308141415-firstname.lastname:: ================================================== |