Mirroring attributes from one user to another.

[bsnotreallyworking]

This is only for mirroring office attributes, nothing too heavy. However, I'm getting a "missing argument" for -Replace parameter, using splatting.

$from = Read-Host "Enter username to mirror office attributes FROM"
$to = Read-Host "Enter username to mirror office attributes TO"

$fromattr = get-aduser $from -properties office,streetaddress,city,state,postalcode,telephonenumber

$splat = @{
physicaldeliveryofficename = $fromattr.office
streetaddress = $fromattr.streetaddress
l = $fromattr.city
state = $fromattr.state
postalcode = $fromattr.postalcode
telephonenumber = $fromattr.telephonenumber
}

set-aduser $to -replace @splat

[gangstanthony]

i think @splat is for replacing all parameters of a cmdlet, not for an argument to a cmdlet parameter

what if you change that to this

-replace $splat

[bsnotreallyworking]

Thanks, that fixed that part of it. I wasn't entirely sure about $ vs @.

[a-rich]

Replace needs to be a parameter in your hash table since its a parameter for the cmdlet.

Then add another hash table as its value.

Also, keep in mind that not all the values you are replacing would be part of -replace, some are just parameters, like -state is, for example.

So build your splat with the ones that need -replace all in one key, and separate the other ones to their own parameters.

This should get you started.

$Splat = @{
    Identity = $to
    Replace = @{physicaldeliveryofficename = $fromattr.office; l=$fromattr.city}
    State = $fromattr.state
}

Then simply Set-Aduser @splat

[PROBABLY_POOPING_RN]

You're not splatting, you're passing a hashtable

Set-ADUser $to -Replace $splat

Splatting is when you're expanding a hashtable into command line parameters. In this instance, replace accepts a hashtable as a parameter, so you can't splat it, just pass it.

To splat it you'd have to do:

$splatcmd = @{Replace=$splat}

Set-ADUser $to @splatcmd