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:* [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *James Rankin *Sent:* Monday, June 27, 2016 10:41 AM *To:* [email protected] *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…. J *From:* James Rankin *Sent:* 27 June 2016 15:39 *To:* '[email protected]' <[email protected]> *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 : [email protected] 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 : [email protected] Am I missing something blatantly obvious here? Cheers, *James Rankin* EUC Solutions Architect | 07809 668579 | [email protected] One Trinity Green, Eldon Street, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE33 1SA Tel: 0191 481 3446
