Something like this?
Set ADSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Set CurrentUser = GetObject("LDAP://" & ADSysInfo.UserName)
strMail = CurrentUser.Mail
strDisplayName = CurrentUser.DisplayName
strUserPrincipalName = CurrentUser.userPrincipalName
strSamAccountName = CurrentUser.samAccountName
From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On
Behalf Of James Rankin
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 12:21 PM
To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RE: PowerShell weaknesses
Open to all suggestions…that might indeed be better. I was disappointed to find
I couldn’t use something like dsquery…
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[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Gestwicki
Sent: 27 June 2016 17:12
To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RE: PowerShell weaknesses
Why don’t you use ADSI instead of installing RSAT on everyone’s computers?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10184052/get-a-users-email-address-from-the-username-via-powershell-and-wmi
- Stephen
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[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of James Rankin
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 11:58 AM
To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RE: PowerShell weaknesses
Actually might be worth extending this debate slightly…
I’m trying to build Outlook signature files on the fly using AD attributes. So
I basically need to grab certain AD attributes and set them as variables. This
is not a problem.
However, as I am doing this at user first logon, I need to query the AD
attributes in the context of the user. Get-ADUser is the cmdlet I’m using, but
this is unavailable on my Windows 10 clients unless I install the RSAT. So…
Is there a way to programmatically install the RSAT feature on Windows 10 with
the AD PowerShell stuff enabled? I’d rather not have to go back and create a
new image.
I found Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature but don’t seem to be able to crack the
right syntax for it…
Cheers,
JR
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[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Charles F Sullivan
Sent: 27 June 2016 16:29
To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] RE: PowerShell weaknesses
I was going to suggest:
Get-ADUser -identity jrankin -Properties mail
That will get you the defaults plus Mail.
I mention this because I find it easier to remember, though of course it’s a
matter of preference.
From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>
[mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>]
On Behalf Of James Rankin
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 10:41 AM
To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com>
Subject: [NTSysADM] RE: PowerShell weaknesses
Doh!
Put it in brackets would be the thing I’m missing
(Get-ADUser -filter jrankin -Properties mail).mail
Never mind…. ☺
From: James Rankin
Sent: 27 June 2016 15:39
To: 'ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com>'
<ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com>>
Subject: PowerShell weaknesses
How can I used Get-ADUser to query a single attribute for a specific user? If I
use something like
Get-ADUser -filter jrankin -Properties mail
To query the email address in AD, I don’t just get that attribute returned, I
get a bunch of default stuff too…
DistinguishedName : CN=James Rankin,OU=Desktop1,OU=Standard Users,OU=User
Accounts,DC=JRR,DC=test,DC=local
Enabled : True
GivenName : James
mail : ja...@htguk.com<mailto:ja...@htguk.com>
Name : James Rankin
ObjectClass : user
ObjectGUID : 694d15e1-d550-483a-8f21-cb7415f05342
SamAccountName : jrankin
SID : S-1-5-21-2950944927-1203068717-1704750700-1114
Surname : Rankin
UserPrincipalName : jran...@jrr.test.local<mailto:jran...@jrr.test.local>
Am I missing something blatantly obvious here?
Cheers,
James Rankin
EUC Solutions Architect | 07809 668579 | ja...@htguk.com<mailto:ja...@htguk.com>
One Trinity Green, Eldon Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1SA
Tel: 0191 481 3446
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