Modify default ADUC displayname (Perl)

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# This Perl code modifies the default ADUC display name.

# ---------------------------------------------------------------
# Adapted from VBScript code contained in the book:
#      "Active Directory Cookbook" by Robbie Allen
# ISBN: 0-596-00466-4
# ---------------------------------------------------------------

# ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
my $strNewDefault = "%<sn>, %<givenName>";
my $strForestName = "<ForestDNSName>";     # e.g. rallencorp.com
# ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
use Win32::OLE;
$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;
my $objRootDSE = Win32::OLE->GetObject("LDAP://$strForestName/RootDSE");
my $objDispSpec = Win32::OLE->GetObject("LDAP://cn=User-Display,cn=409," .
                              "cn=DisplaySpecifiers," .
                              $objRootDSE->Get("ConfigurationNamingContext"));
$objDispSpec->Put("createDialog", $strNewDefault);
$objDispSpec->SetInfo;
print "New default for user’s display name has been Set to: $strNewDefault\n";

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