Solved How to change DisplayName on AD object - CONTACT using PSH

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Hi Mike @mike-rodrick
I have one OU named "contacts" in this OU I have alot objects in type = contact, and i need to change display name.
Example:
First name: Mark
Last name: Donahu
Disply name: Donahu Mike (ITPRO)
I need to change the word in brackets on (NYYA), could you please help me, what comand i can use to make changes on whole OU=Contacts.

@Vadim-Li ,

Is the text inside the parenthesis the same for all contacts? If so, you could use something like this

$contacts = get-adobject -SearchBase "OU=contacts,DC=itprotvdemo,DC=com" -filter {objectclass -eq 'contact'} -Properties displayname

foreach ($contact in $contacts){
    $oldName = $contact.DisplayName
    $newName = $oldname.Replace("(ITPRO)","(NYYA)")
    Set-ADObject -Identity $contact -DisplayName $newName
}

If the text inside the parenthesis is not the same for each contact, we will need to add some regular expressions.

Hope this helps,

Hi @Mike-Rodrick

Thank you for your help Mike, your script work perfect,

also, using your script I add some modifications to rename ADObject in AD

$contacts = get-adobject -SearchBase "OU=contacts,DC=ITPRO,DC=TV" -filter {objectclass -eq 'contact'}

 foreach ($contact in $contacts){

    $oldName = $contact.Name

    $newName = $oldname.Replace("(ITPRO)","(WoPE)")

    Rename-ADObject -Identity $contact -NewName $newName
}

$contacts = get-adobject -SearchBase "OU=contacts,DC=ITPRO,DC=TV" -filter {objectclass -eq 'contact'}

 foreach ($contact in $contacts){

    $oldName = $contact.Name

    $newName = $oldname.Replace("(ITPRO)","(WoPE)")

    Set-ADObject -Identity $contact -DisplayName $newName

  

}

@Vadim-Li

You're welcome, glad I could help!