Get-ADSIObject.ps1
function Get-ADSIObject { <# .SYNOPSIS Get AD object (user, group, etc.) via ADSI. .DESCRIPTION Get AD object (user, group, etc.) via ADSI. Invoke a specify an LDAP Query, or search based on samaccountname and/or objectcategory .FUNCTIONALITY Active Directory .PARAMETER samAccountName Specific samaccountname to filter on .PARAMETER ObjectCategory Specific objectCategory to filter on .PARAMETER Query LDAP filter to invoke .PARAMETER Path LDAP Path. e.g. contoso.com, DomainController1 LDAP:// is prepended when omitted .PARAMETER Property Specific properties to query for .PARAMETER Limit If specified, limit results to this size .PARAMETER Credential Credential to use for query If specified, the Path parameter must be specified as well. .PARAMETER As SearchResult = results directly from DirectorySearcher DirectoryEntry = Invoke GetDirectoryEntry against each DirectorySearcher object returned PSObject (Default) = Create a PSObject with expected properties and types .EXAMPLE Get-ADSIObject jdoe # Find an AD object with the samaccountname jdoe .EXAMPLE Get-ADSIObject -Query "(&(objectCategory=Group)(samaccountname=domain admins))" # Find an AD object meeting the specified criteria .EXAMPLE Get-ADSIObject -Query "(objectCategory=Group)" -Path contoso.com # List all groups at the root of contoso.com .EXAMPLE Echo jdoe, cmonster | Get-ADSIObject -property mail -ObjectCategory User | Select -expandproperty mail # Find an AD object for a few users, extract the mail property only .EXAMPLE $DirectoryEntry = Get-ADSIObject TESTUSER -as DirectoryEntry $DirectoryEntry.put(‘Title’,’Test’) $DirectoryEntry.setinfo() #Get the AD object for TESTUSER in a usable form (DirectoryEntry), set the title attribute to Test, and make the change. .LINK https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Get-ADSIObject-Portable-ae7f9184 #> [cmdletbinding(DefaultParameterSetName='SAM')] Param( [Parameter( Position=0, Mandatory = $true, ValueFromPipeline=$true, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$true, ParameterSetName='SAM')] [string[]]$samAccountName = "*", [Parameter( Position=1, ParameterSetName='SAM')] [string[]]$ObjectCategory = "*", [Parameter( ParameterSetName='Query', Mandatory = $true )] [string]$Query = $null, [string]$Path = $Null, [string[]]$Property = $Null, [int]$Limit, [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]$Credential, [validateset("PSObject","DirectoryEntry","SearchResult")] [string]$As = "PSObject" ) Begin { #Define parameters for creating the object $Params = @{ TypeName = "System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry" ErrorAction = "Stop" } #If we have an LDAP path, add it in. if($Path){ if($Path -notlike "^LDAP") { $Path = "LDAP://$Path" } $Params.ArgumentList = @($Path) #if we have a credential, add it in if($Credential) { $Params.ArgumentList += $Credential.UserName $Params.ArgumentList += $Credential.GetNetworkCredential().Password } } elseif($Credential) { Throw "Using the Credential parameter requires a valid Path parameter" } #Create the domain entry for search root Try { Write-Verbose "Bound parameters:`n$($PSBoundParameters | Format-List | Out-String )`nCreating DirectoryEntry with parameters:`n$($Params | Out-String)" $DomainEntry = New-Object @Params } Catch { Throw "Could not establish DirectoryEntry: $_" } $DomainName = $DomainEntry.name #Set up the searcher $Searcher = New-Object -TypeName System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher $Searcher.PageSize = 1000 $Searcher.SearchRoot = $DomainEntry if($Limit) { $Searcher.SizeLimit = $limit } if($Property) { foreach($Prop in $Property) { $Searcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add($Prop) | Out-Null } } #Define a function to get ADSI results from a specific query Function Get-ADSIResult { [cmdletbinding()] param( [string[]]$Property = $Null, [string]$Query, [string]$As, $Searcher ) #Invoke the query $Results = $null $Searcher.Filter = $Query $Results = $Searcher.FindAll() #If SearchResult, just spit out the results. if($As -eq "SearchResult") { $Results } #If DirectoryEntry, invoke GetDirectoryEntry elseif($As -eq "DirectoryEntry") { $Results | ForEach-Object { $_.GetDirectoryEntry() } } #Otherwise, get properties from the object else { $Results | ForEach-Object { #Get the keys. They aren't an array, so split them up, remove empty, and trim just in case I screwed something up... $object = $_ #cast to array of strings or else PS2 breaks when we select down the line [string[]]$properties = ($object.properties.PropertyNames) -split "`r|`n" | Where-Object { $_ } | ForEach-Object { $_.Trim() } #Filter properties if desired if($Property) { $properties = $properties | Where-Object {$Property -Contains $_} } #Build up an object to output. Loop through each property, extract from ResultPropertyValueCollection #Create the object, PS2 compatibility. can't just pipe to select, props need to exist $hash = @{} foreach($prop in $properties) { $hash.$prop = $null } $Temp = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property $hash | Select -Property $properties foreach($Prop in $properties) { Try { $Temp.$Prop = foreach($item in $object.properties.$prop) { $item } } Catch { Write-Warning "Could not get property '$Prop': $_" } } $Temp } } } } Process { #Set up the query as defined, or look for a samaccountname. Probably a cleaner way to do this... if($PsCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq 'Query'){ Write-Verbose "Working on Query '$Query'" Get-ADSIResult -Searcher $Searcher -Property $Property -Query $Query -As $As } else { foreach($AccountName in $samAccountName) { #Build up the LDAP query... $QueryArray = @( "(samAccountName=$AccountName)" ) if($ObjectCategory) { [string]$TempString = ( $ObjectCategory | ForEach-Object {"(objectCategory=$_)"} ) -join "" $QueryArray += "(|$TempString)" } $Query = "(&$($QueryArray -join ''))" Write-Verbose "Working on built Query '$Query'" Get-ADSIResult -Searcher $Searcher -Property $Property -Query $Query -As $As } } } End { $Searcher = $null $DomainEntry = $null } } |