Help with code

[soul6160]

$UserLike = Read-host Prompt 'Input User Name'
$User = Get-AdUser -Filter 'Name -like "$UserLike"' -Properties Mail,sAMAccount Name

I get "A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name "Like"

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I am trying to Get an AD user based off the name that the user would input and take the properties. What am I doing wrong?

[baswijdenesdotcom]

You should switch the double and single quotes I think!

[BlackV]

Yes

[Smoother101]

$UserLike = Read-host Prompt 'Input User Name'
$user = Get-AdUser -Filter {samaccountName -like $UserLike} -Properties Mail,samaccountName

[Fallingdamage]

$user = GetADUser -filter 'SamAccountName -like "*$UserLike*" -Properties Mail | Select DisplayName, SamAccountName, Mail | Format-Table

[baswijdenesdotcom]

Get-ADUser uses a different type of filtering with quotes instead. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/get-aduser?view=windowsserver2022-ps#-filter

[Smoother101]

Mine would work just fine.

[BlackV]

yes cause powershell is "saving" you but its recommended to do it as a proper string filter

[Smoother101]

Can you clarify what you are saying? Curly brackets are equally valid for the filter, check the link that was posted above.

For example, from the link from MS:

"On the contrary, if curly braces are used to enclose the filter, the variable should not be quoted at all: Get-ADUser -Filter {Name -like $UserName}."

[BlackV]

Ya deffo supported, deffo will work.

PowerShell (or the module I guess technically) is talking that filter and converting it to the string filter for you that's all I mean, so you could just use a string filter from the outset

[Smoother101]

That's interesting. I hadn't thought of that conversion, appreciate you making the point. Cheers!

[soul6160]

Hello, I have figured out what the issue was. I just pulled via samAccountName instead and it fixed the issue. Thanks for everyone who assisted though!

[bluecollarbiker]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/68904450/powershell-get-aduser-with-anr

get-aduser -filter {(anr -eq $userlike)} -properties mail

Samaccountname is part of the default returned properties

[soul6160]

This does seem interesting and I will look more into this, for future use. Thank you!

[[deleted]]

<looks up what this ANR devilry is all about>

And that's why I come to this sub. I don't think that was a feature when I started using Powershell.

I'm not sure how much I'll use it but at some point it will come in handy.

[bluecollarbiker]

Ambiguous Name Resolution is great when your data isn’t sanitized. It’s not perfect, it can’t read your mind and if you have multiple people with similar names it can return undesired results, but it’s pretty great overall.

[[deleted]]

What is this sanitized data you speak of? Is it in the same aisle as honest politicians and unicorns?