managing multiple "old" AD computer objects

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so have implemented naming convention techs select location , department during imaging process  machine deployed; during process , computers automagically named "nyc-fin-1234567"... 1234567 being dell asset tag.... pretty nifty johan(!)

however... problem once machine gets re-imaged @ same location , deployed team marketing folks  (ie."mkt")... gets name nyc-mkt-1234567...

the problem seeing have multiple objects in ad same asset tag causing nightmares licensing management... nyc-fin-1234567 & nyc-mkt-1234567 respectively.

i working on powershell script trim names down respective tags , compare list duplicates - check  and compare duplicates properties "created date" , make determination , delete older object...

this checking duplicates proving little more difficult , haven't gotten evaluate section yet...  i still working on proficiency when comes more complex arrays.

am going right way or else have approach conundrum?

scripting games '14 :p



possibly change in procedure needs implemented. before re-imaging machine, should take machine off domain first, result in disabling computer object, re-image machine, , gets new name, , once added domain new computer object created new name.

now when retrieve objects based on asset tag, filter on objects enabled, , should have proper count.

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