Creating Multiple Users

What is the best way of creating multiple user accounts? CSVDE or LDIFDE?

I have approximately 500 users to create in Win2003

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Server 2003 Small Business Edition
Intel Pentium 4 w/512 MB Ram

Windows XP Pro
AMD Athlon XP w/256 MB Ram

.. Csvde.exe
This utility can import and export Active Directory data by using a
comma-separated format.
.. Ldifde.exe
This utility can create, modify, and delete directory objects. This utility
can also be used to extend the schema, export Active Directory user and
group information to other programs or services, and populate Active
Directory with data from other directory services.

Csvde.exe is not as powerful a tool as Ldifde.exe, because Csvde.exe is
unable to modify or delete existing directory objects. Therefore, if in
future you plan to update user information based on a .csv file, you must
extract the relevant .csv entries and write them into an .ldf file.

For detailed information about Ldifde.exe, see Microsoft Knowledge Base
article 237677, "Using LDIFDE to Import and Export Directory Objects to
Active Directory" (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...2&kbid=237677).

Some other useful links:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...0385d05f4.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...ep/adbulk.mspx

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"Darrell Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> What is the best way of creating multiple user accounts? CSVDE or LDIFDE?
>
> I have approximately 500 users to create in Win2003
>
> --
> Server 2003 Small Business Edition
> Intel Pentium 4 w/512 MB Ram
>
> Windows XP Pro
> AMD Athlon XP w/256 MB Ram
>
>