Unlock AD Account

unlock_aduser.ps1

Function Unlock-ADAccounts {
    #[CmdletBinding()]
    #Param(
    #    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][array]$UserNames =
    #)
    [string]$UserNames = Read-Host -Prompt "What users do you want to check? (separate the users with ,)"
    [array]$UserNames = $UserNames -split ","
    # Checks if the Active Directory module are loaded if it's not then it imports it.
    if (-Not(Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name "ActiveDirectory")) {
        try {
            Import-Module -Name "ActiveDirectory"
        }
        catch {
            write-Host "Could not import the active directory module"
            Write-Host "$($PSItem.Exception)"
            break
        }
    } 

    foreach ($User in $UserNames) {
        # Checks if the AD Account exists
        $CheckADAccount = $(try { Get-ADUser -Filter "Samaccountname -eq '$($User)'" -properties SamAccountName } catch { $null })
        if ($Null -ne $CheckADAccount) { 
            # Get locked status from the AD Account
            $ADuser = Get-ADUser -Filter "samaccountname -eq '$($User)'" -Properties LockedOut, SamAccountName

            # IF the AD account are locked the following are happening
            if ($ADuser.LockedOut -eq $true) { 
                # Unlockes the account but it also catches if something goes wrong, but it still continues.
                try {
                    Unlock-ADAccount -Identity $ADuser.samaccountname -Confirm:$false
                    write-host "The account $($ADuser.samaccountname) has now been unlocked"
                }
                catch {
                    Write-Host "$($PSItem.Exception)"
                    return
                }
            }
            else {
                Write-Host "The account $($ADuser.samaccountname)  was not locked, did not do anything"
            }
        }
        else {
            Write-Host "The account $($User) don't exists in the AD!"
        }
    }
}

#So after you have pasted this module or just copy pasted it in to PowerShell you just write the following, and when it asks after value for the -UserNames separate it with ,
Unlock-ADAccounts -FromFile $false -UserNames