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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\username...
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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
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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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