Different Ways to Get DistinguishedName

There's different ways to go at it. Or if you only want to purely display the DistinguishedName (ie for export purposes): Get-ADUser <username> -Properties DistinguishedName | Select-Object -ExpandProperty DistinguishedName (Get-ADUser <username> -Properties DistinguishedName).DistinguishedName Or if you're lazy (and in the future want to replace the DistinguishedName property with whatever property you want to extract): Get-ADUser <username> -Properties * | Select-Object DistinguishedName Get-ADUser <username> -Properties * | Select-Object -ExpandProperty DistinguishedName (Get-ADUser <username> -Properties *).DistinguishedName

A Reddit-style programming screenshot shows several PowerShell methods for retrieving or displaying an Active Directory user's DistinguishedName. The joke is that a simple task is explained with multiple increasingly convenient approaches, including an intentionally lazy wildcard-properties method, making it relatable to programmers who overthink or optimize routine commands. EN: A Reddit-style programming screenshot shows several PowerShell methods for retrieving or displaying an Active Directory user's DistinguishedName. The joke is that a simple task is explained with multiple increasingly convenient approaches, including an intentionally lazy wildcard-properties method, making it relatable to programmers who overthink or optimize routine commands.

• @ithueti / 1108 2019-07-25