I'm a newbie, and I want to create a script that could allow me to pull out the information of the user in AD using the username. I would be nice if I could create a box to put the username in.

I don't get the part how to connect to the Active directory, and how could you create a variable to take the usename and looking for the info in Active Directory.

Any advice or suggestion is highly apprieciated.

Thank you very much for you time!

KDN

I got this error message when I try to use your command.!
PS C:\Users\m1kdn00> $user= get-aduser"m1kdn00"
The term 'get-aduserm1kdn00' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Che
ck the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:27
+ $user= get-aduser"m1kdn00" <<<<
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (get-aduserm1kdn00:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

getting a user is straightforward. " >$user = get-aduser "myusername" " will do it. Now $user contain the AD user object for you. After that " >$user " will show the AD information fir the user now stored int e the variable $user.

In general I would start with making things work at the command-line then think about a more complicated script

Posted By kdn242 on 10 Jun 2011 06:18 AM
I got this error message when I try to use your command.!
PS C:\Users\m1kdn00> $user= get-aduser"m1kdn00"
The term 'get-aduserm1kdn00' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Che
ck the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:27
+ $user= get-aduser"m1kdn00" <<<<
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (get-aduserm1kdn00:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

You need a space after the command get-aduser and the parameter "m1kdn00"

PS C:\Users\m1kdn00\Documents> $cool= get-aduser "m1kdn00"
The term 'get-aduser' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:18
+ $cool= get-aduser <<<< "m1kdn00"
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (get-aduser:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

I can't install the Get-ADUser snapin because of restriction of my company policy. Do you have anyway around this ?

Thanks,

I recommend you speak with your manager about that. Sorry.

this is how i make it work

$struser= "enter your user ID" (input the user ID you want to look for )
$dom=[System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory.Domain]::GetCurrentDomain()
$root= $dom.GetDirectoryEntry()
$search = [System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher]$root
$search.Filter = "(cn=$struser)"
$result = $search.FindOne()
if ($result -ne $null) {$result.properties.distinguishedname} else {Write-Host $struser "does not exit"}


I want to make it print out in kind of a form. Do you know any way I can do it ?