How I get Active Directory User Properties with System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement Namespace?

Question

I want do get Active Directory Properties from a user and I want to use System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.

my code:

public static void GetUserProperties(string dc,string user) 
        {
            PrincipalContext ctx = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain, dc);
            UserPrincipal u = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(ctx, user);

            string firstname = u.GivenName;
            string lastname = u.Surname;
            string email = u.EmailAddress;
            string telephone = u.VoiceTelephoneNumber;

            ...//how I can get company and other properties?
        }

possible dup http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1785751/how-to-get-company-and-department-from-active-directory-given-a-userprincipa — prthrokz, Jan 11 '13 at 12:37
i would also need the same without using extension methods for a simpler solution. — Ram, Feb 15 '13 at 09:56

score 22 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '14 at 17:04

You can transition into the DirectoryServices namespace to get any property you need.

PrincipalContext ctx = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain, dc);
UserPrincipal u = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(ctx, user);

string firstname = u.GivenName;
string lastname = u.Surname;
string email = u.EmailAddress;
string telephone = u.VoiceTelephoneNumber;
string company = String.Empty;

...//how I can get company and other properties?
if (userPrincipal.GetUnderlyingObjectType() == typeof(DirectoryEntry))
{
    // Transition to directory entry to get other properties
    using (var entry = (DirectoryEntry)userPrincipal.GetUnderlyingObject())
    {
        if (entry.Properties["company"] != null)
            company = entry.Properties["company"].Value.ToString();
    }
}

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 27 '18 at 13:52

3

If you want to change the proppertie dont forget to call userPrincipal.save() after you changed the value.

entry.Properties["company"].value = company;
userPrincipal.save();

edited Nov 27 '18 at 13:52

Robert Columbia

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answered Nov 27 '18 at 13:25

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How I get Active Directory User Properties with System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement Namespace?

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