Active Directory Explorer

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Eli Weitzman edited this page May 27, 2023 · 4 revisions

The Active Directory explorer tool is a tool that abstracts the three main Get-AD queries from PowerShell.

A screenshot of the Active Directory Explorer window.

Get-ADUser

The Get-ADUser query retrieves the following properties:

Name
SamAccountName
Description
DistinguishedName
Enabled
GivenName
Surname
SID
UserPrincipalName

Get-ADComputer

The Get-ADComputer query retrieves the following properties:

Description
DistinguishedName
DNSHostName
Enabled
LastLogonDate
LockedOut
Name
ObjectClass
ObjectGUID
OperatingSystem
OperatingSystemVersion
SamAccountName
SID
WhenChanged
WhenCreated
WhenCreated

Get-ADGroup

The Get-ADGRoup query retrieves the following properties:

DistinguishedName
GroupCategory
GroupScope
Name
SamAccountName
Description
Members