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DarrenRD
Copper Contributor
Nov 01, 2020

foreach and out-file- no data

Hi,

I need to return  a list of active users:  Display name etc. but no data is exported to my out-file. Any clues would be highly appreciated . Thanks

 

 

$users = Get-Content "C:\dump\usernames2.txt"
foreach ($user in $users)
{
if (Get-ADUser -ldapfilter "(samaccountname=$user)" -Properties displayname,mail,distinguishedName | Select-Object -Property displayname,mail,distinguishedName)
{
out-file "c:\dump\usersexist.txt"
}
else
{
Add-Content "C:\dump\namenotfound.txt" "$user"
}
}

 

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4 Replies

  • farismalaeb's avatar
    farismalaeb
    Iron Contributor
    Nov 02, 2020

    DarrenRD 

    Hi

    What are you expecting from the out-file, where is the inputObject, at least you will need to pipeline it with another command.

    if you are talking about dumping the console output to a file, then this is a console redirection, read about it here.

    anyway

     

     

     

    $users = Get-Content "C:\usernames2.txt"
foreach ($user in $users)
{
try{
    $Value=Get-ADUser -ldapfilter "(samaccountname=$user)" -Properties displayname,mail,distinguishedName -ErrorAction stop| Select-Object -Property displayname,mail,distinguishedName 
    if ($Value.count -eq 0){
        Add-Content "C:\namenotfound.txt" "$($user)"
        }
        else{

    add-Content -Path 'C:\UserFound.txt' -Value $Value 
    }
}
catch{
Write-Host $_.exception.message

}
}

     

     

     

    Check the code above

  • Bapcosystems's avatar
    Bapcosystems
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 01, 2020
    I would always display my output first to be sure I was getting something returned to the console.
    Then write the output to a file.
  • Justine's avatar
    Justine
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 01, 2020
    I see you are using the -ldapfilter filter and then labeling a SamAcountName.

    Assuming you are piping in the SamAcountName.
    Try Get -ADUser -identity $_.$User
    • DarrenRD's avatar
      DarrenRD
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 01, 2020

      yes, the file contains SamAccountNames

      I tried the -identity para but received the error below

      Get-ADUser : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Identity'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the argument, and
      then try running the command again.
      At line:4 char:26
      + if (Get-ADUser -identity ($_.$User) -Properties displayname,mail,dist ...
      + ~~~~~~~~~~
      + CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Get-ADUser], ParameterBindingValidationException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADUser

      Get-ADUser : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Identity'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the argument, and
      then try running the command again.
      At line:4 char:26
      + if (Get-ADUser -identity ($_.$User) -Properties displayname,mail,dist ...
      + ~~~~~~~~~~
      + CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Get-ADUser], ParameterBindingValidationException
      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADUser

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