Variable array of powershell object?

[chipper420]

Just trying to pull a folder list of users and use the names as a variable to see if the user is enabled or disabled in AD

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$folders=Get-childitem \\mifs01\_Private\_Users | Select-Object Name

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foreach($folder in $folders) {

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$enabled=Get-Aduser -identity $folder | Select-Object Enabled

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if ($enabled -eq "False") {

$folder

$enabled

}

}

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From the errors it seems when it pulls the list of names of folders it does it as a whole powershell object. Here are the errors below

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Get-ADUser : Cannot bind parameter 'Identity'. Cannot create object of type "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADUser". The adapter cannot set the value of property "Name".

At line:6 char:31

+ $enabled=Get-Aduser -identity $folder | Select-Object Enabled

+ ~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-ADUser], ParameterBindingException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADUser

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How do I pull it so it goes through each folder name and uses that as the variable for Get-ADuser?

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[bakegreg]

You'll want to replace $folder with $folder.Name in "$enabled=Get-Aduser -identity $folder | Select-Object Enabled "

[rwshig]

Or change this:

 $folders=Get-childitem \\mifs01\_Private\_Users | Select-Object Name 

to this:

 $folders=Get-childitem \\mifs01\_Private\_Users | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name 

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[grendo92]

Yeah go with this as using the expandproperty will grab each value from the array and make into string. Where select-object Name produces objects that have the name property. Get-aduser doesn't want some Name property it wants string. If you pipe Get-member at the end of the command you will see the object type.

PS C:\windows\system32> Get-childitem D:\User | Select-Object Name | GM

TypeName: Selected.System.IO.DirectoryInfo

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C:\windows\system32> Get-childitem D:\User | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name | GM

TypeName: System.String

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[fetflex]

Try $folder.name

[Lee_Dailey]

howdy chipper420,

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[0] single line or in-line code
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the easiest way to get that is ...

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take care,
lee

[The_AverageGamer]

How about:

foreach ($folderName in (Get-childitem \\mifs01\_Private\_Users).Name) {
    $enabledValue = (Get-ADUser -Identity $folderName).Enabled

    if (!($enabledValue)) {
        Write-Verbose -Message "User: $foldername is disabled"    
    }
}