SharePoint 2010 and 2013 both use some parts of ForeFront Identity Manager (FIM) for the synchronization of users between for example AD and SharePoint. It is possible to use the FIM client to monitor this process and review issues related to the User Profile Service...
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Active DirectoryCreating user accounts from CSV in PowerShell
This PowerShell scripts shows how to create user accounts that are located in a .csv file and move it to a specified OU. You can add lots of attributes to the New-ADUser cmdlet for example: –mail –manager –mobile etc. I created a users.csv file before I executed this...