Example Code for Adding a Domain User or Group to a Matching Local Group

The following VBScript adds a domain user/group to a machine local group on a member server or a computer running Windows NT Workstation/Windows 2000 Professional:

' The following script adds a domain user/group to a machine local group on a member server or Windows NT Workstation/Windows 2000 Professional:
 
Dim IADsCont As IADsContainer
Dim ListIADsMembers As IADsMembers
Dim Member As IADs
Dim GroupIADsGroup As IADsGroup
 
sComputer = InputBox("This script adds a domain user/group to a local group on a member server or workstation." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Specify the computer name of the group where you want to add the member:")
sGroup = InputBox("Specify the name of the group to which you want to add the member:")
 
If sComputer = "" Then
  MsgBox "No computer name was specified. You must specify a computer name."
  Exit Sub
End If
If sGroup = "" Then
  MsgBox "No group name was specified. You must specify a group name."
  Exit Sub
End If
 
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'Bind to the computer
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'
Set IADsCont = GetObject("WinNT://" & sComputer & ",computer")
Set GroupIADsGroup = IADsCont.GetObject("LocalGroup", sGroup)
If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
   BailOnFailure Err.Number, "on GetObject method"
End If
 
strText = ""
cmember = 0
 
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'Get display group name and its members
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    'Get the name
    strText = strText & vbCrLf & "The group " & GroupIADsGroup.Name & " currently has the following members:"
    'Get the members object
    Set ListIADsMembers = GroupIADsGroup.members
    If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
       BailOnFailure Err.Number, "on IADsGroup::members method"
    End If
    'Enumerate the members of the group from the members object
    For Each Member In ListIADsMembers
      strText = strText & vbCrLf & "       " & Member.Name & " (" & Member.Class & ")"
      cmember = cmember + 1
    Next
    If cmember = 0 Then
      strText = strText & vbCrLf & "       " & "No members"
    End If
Call show_groups(strText, sComputer)
 
sNewMember = InputBox("Specify the ADsPath of the domain user or group to add:")
If sNewMember = "" Then
  MsgBox "No member was specified. You must specify a member to add."
  Exit Sub
End If
 
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'Bind to the member you want to add
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Set NewMember = GetObject(sNewMember)
If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
   BailOnFailure Err.Number, "Could not bind to user or group to add."
End If
'Call show_groups(member.ADsPath, sComputer)
 
GroupIADsGroup.Add (NewMember.ADsPath)
'group.Add("WinNT://timto1923dom/yyyy")
'group.Add("WinNT://redmond /domain users")
If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
   BailOnFailure Err.Number, "Could not add member to group."
End If
 
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'Confirm success and display group name and its members
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strText = "Member was successfully added."
strText = strText & vbCrLf & "The group " & GroupIADsGroup.Name & " now has the following members:"
'Get the members object
Set ListIADsMembers = GroupIADsGroup.members
If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
   BailOnFailure Err.Number, "on IADsGroup::members method"
End If
'Enumerate the members of the group from the members object
For Each Member In ListIADsMembers
  strText = strText & vbCrLf & "       " & Member.Name & " (" & Member.Class & ")"
  cmember = cmember + 1
Next
If cmember = 0 Then
  strText = strText & vbCrLf & "       " & "No members"
End If
Call show_groups(strText, sComputer)
 
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'Display subroutines
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Sub show_groups(strText, strName)
    MsgBox strText, vbInformation, "Groups on " & strName
End Sub
 
Sub BailOnFailure(ErrNum, ErrText)    strText = "Error 0x" & Hex(ErrNum) & " " & ErrText
    MsgBox strText, vbInformation, "ADSI Error"
    WScript.Quit
End Sub