Get-ADUser in PowerShell - Cheat Sheet & Quick Revision

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beginner

What does the <code>Get-ADUser</code> cmdlet do in PowerShell?

It retrieves information about Active Directory user accounts. You can get details like username, email, and other properties.

beginner

How do you get a user by their username with Get-ADUser?

Use the -Identity parameter with the username. Example: Get-ADUser -Identity "jsmith".

intermediate

What parameter do you use to select specific properties to display with Get-ADUser?

Use the -Properties parameter to specify which properties you want. For example, -Properties EmailAddress, Department.

intermediate

How can you find all users in a specific organizational unit (OU) using Get-ADUser?

Use the -SearchBase parameter with the OU's distinguished name. Example: Get-ADUser -SearchBase "OU=Sales,DC=example,DC=com" -Filter *.

beginner

What does the -Filter * parameter do in Get-ADUser?

It tells PowerShell to get all users without filtering. The asterisk means 'all'.

Which parameter of Get-ADUser lets you specify the user by username?

A -Filter

B -Identity

C -Properties

D -SearchBase

The -Identity parameter is used to specify the username or distinguished name of the user you want to get.

How do you retrieve all users in Active Directory using Get-ADUser?

A Get-ADUser -Identity *

B Get-ADUser -Properties *

C Get-ADUser -Filter *

D Get-ADUser -SearchBase *

Using -Filter * tells PowerShell to return all users without filtering.

Which parameter helps you get users only from a specific OU?

A -SearchBase

B -Properties

C -Filter

D -Identity

The -SearchBase parameter limits the search to a specific organizational unit (OU).

If you want to see a user's email address with Get-ADUser, what should you do?

A Use -SearchBase EmailAddress

B Use -Filter EmailAddress

C Use -Identity EmailAddress

D Use -Properties EmailAddress

You must specify additional properties like EmailAddress with the -Properties parameter to retrieve them.

What does Get-ADUser -Identity jsmith do?

A Gets the user with username 'jsmith'

B Gets all users named 'jsmith'

C Deletes the user 'jsmith'

D Updates the user 'jsmith'

It retrieves the user account with the username 'jsmith'.

Explain how to use Get-ADUser to find all users in a specific organizational unit (OU).

Think about limiting the search scope to an OU.

Describe how to retrieve a user's email address using Get-ADUser.

Remember default properties do not include email.