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Category: Active Directory

Active DirectoryUser

Check sAMAccountName Requirements

Function Check-sAMAccountName { [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([string])] param( [parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string]$ScriptParameters ) # exclude the characters " * + , / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] | $excludedChars = 34,42,43,44,47,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,91,92,93,124 $StringBuilder = New-Object System.Text.StringBuilder # split name into Char Array and check each character $sAMAccountName.ToCharArray() | ForEach-Object{ try{ # convert char to ascii decimal $ascii = [byte][char]$_ #...
Matthew Dowst
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Active DirectoryGroups

Get the AD Groups for a User with 1 Level of Inheritance

# Get the direct group memberships $UserGroups = Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $UserName | Select distinguishedName, GroupCategory, GroupScope, name, objectClass, objectGUID, SamAccountName, SID, @{l='Membership';e={'Direct'}}, @{l='Parent';e={$null}} # Get the group membership 1 level down foreach($group in $UserGroups){ $UserGroups += Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership -Identity $group.distinguishedName | Select distinguishedName, GroupCategory, GroupScope, name, objectClass, objectGUID, SamAccountName, SID, @{l='Membership';e={'Inherit'}}, @{l='Parent';e={$group.distinguishedName}} } # Display results $UserGroups | FT name, GroupCategory, GroupScope,...
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Active DirectoryUser

Search for AD User without AD module

# search based on SamAccountNamer $strFilter = "(SAMAccountName=$username)" $objDomain = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry $objSearcher = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher $objSearcher.SearchRoot = $objDomain $objSearcher.PageSize = 1000 $objSearcher.Filter = $strFilter $objSearcher.SearchScope = "Subtree" # Add additional properties to return here $colProplist = "name","SAMAccountName" foreach ($i in $colPropList){ $foo = $objSearcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add($i) } $colResults = $objSearcher.FindAll() # formation output results [System.Collections.Generic.List[PSObject]] $results = @() foreach ($objResult in...
Matthew Dowst
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