Retrieve a list of Active Directory User based on Display Names (PowerShell)

Introduction

This PowerShell Script sample shows how to get a list of active directory Sam Account name based on display name.

Scenarios

This PowerShell Script sample shows how to get a list of active directory Sam Account name based on display name.

Script

Step1: Run the script in the Windows PowerShell Console, type the one command: Import-Module <Script Path> at the prompt.

For example, type Import-Module C:\Script\GetADUserInfo.psm1

This is shown in the following figure.
 

Step 2: You can type the command Get-Help Get-OSCSamAccountName –Full to display the entire help file for this function, such as the syntax, parameters, or examples.
 

Example

Example 1: Type Get-OSCSamAccountName -CsvFilePath C:\Script\Users.csv command in the Windows PowerShell Console.

This command will list all active directory users Sam Account Name info.

Note

The import csv file format must follow the following format.

Here are some code snippets for your references.

Foreach($Name in $Names)
{
    $Name = $Name.Replace(" ","") -split ","
    $FirstName = $Name[0].Trim()
    $LastName = $Name[1].Trim()
    $UserName = $FirstName + " " + $LastName
    #Retrieve the ad users based on previous two variables.
    $SamAccountName = Get-ADUser -Filter{ Surname -eq $LastName -and GivenName -eq $FirstName}|`
    Select -ExpandProperty SamAccountName
    
    If($SamAccountName -eq $null)
    {
        $SamAccountName = "NotFound"
    }
 
    #Output the result
    New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{DisplayName = $UserName
                                              SamAccountName = $SamAccountName
                                             }
        
}

Foreach($Name in $Names) 
{ 
    $Name = $Name.Replace(" ","") -split "," 
    $FirstName = $Name[0].Trim() 
    $LastName = $Name[1].Trim() 
    $UserName = $FirstName + " " + $LastName 
    #Retrieve the ad users based on previous two variables. 
    $SamAccountName = Get-ADUser -Filter{ Surname -eq $LastName -and GivenName -eq $FirstName}|` 
    Select -ExpandProperty SamAccountName 
     
    If($SamAccountName -eq $null) 
    { 
        $SamAccountName = "NotFound"} 
  
    #Output the result 
    New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{DisplayName = $UserName 
                                              SamAccountName = $SamAccountName 
                                             }}

Prerequisite

Windows PowerShell 2.0
Windows Server 2008 R2 or higher version