The concept of default and extended properties available with the PowerShell Active Directory cmdlets are defined in Active Directory: PowerShell AD Module Properties. The PowerShell Get-ADUser cmdlet supports the default and extended properties in the following table. Many can be assigned values with the Set-ADUser cmdlet. In the table, default properties are shown with the property name highlighted in cyan. Extended properties are highlighted in pink.
Property | Syntax | R/RW | lDAPDisplayName |
AccountExpirationDate | DateTime | RW | accountExpires, converted to local time |
AccountLockoutTime | DateTime | RW | lockoutTime, converted to local time |
AccountNotDelegated | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 1048576) |
AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 128) |
BadLogonCount | Int32 | R | badPwdCount |
CannotChangePassword | Boolean | RW | nTSecurityDescriptor |
CanonicalName | String | R | canonicalName |
Certificates | ADCollection | RW | userCertificate |
ChangePasswordAtLogon | Boolean | W | If pwdLastSet = 0 |
City | String | RW | l |
CN | String | R | cn |
Company | String | RW | company |
Country | String | RW | c (2 character abbreviation) |
Created | DateTime | R | whenCreated |
Deleted | Boolean | R | isDeleted |
Department | String | RW | department |
Description | String | RW | description |
DisplayName | String | RW | displayName |
DistinguishedName | String (DN) | R | distinguishedName |
Division | String | RW | division |
DoesNotRequirePreAuth | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 4194304) |
EmailAddress | String | RW | |
EmployeeID | String | RW | employeeID |
EmployeeNumber | String | RW | employeeNumber |
Enabled | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask not 2) |
Fax | String | RW | facsimileTelephoneNumber |
GivenName | String | RW | givenName |
HomeDirectory | String | RW | homeDirectory |
HomedirRequired | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 8) |
HomeDrive | String | RW | homeDrive |
HomePage | String | RW | wWWHomePage |
HomePhone | String | RW | homePhone |
Initials | String | RW | initials |
LastBadPasswordAttempt | DateTime | R | badPasswordTime, converted to local time |
LastKnownParent | String (DN) | R | lastKnownParent |
LastLogonDate | DateTime | R | lastLogonTimeStamp, converted to local time |
LockedOut | Boolean | RW | msDS-User-Account-Control-Computed (bit mask 16) |
LogonWorkstations | String | RW | userWorkstations |
Manager | String (DN) | RW | manager |
MemberOf | ADCollection | R | memberOf |
MNSLogonAccount | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 131072) |
MobilePhone | String | RW | mobile |
Modified | DateTime | R | whenChanged |
Name | String | R | cn (Relative Distinguished Name) |
ObjectCategory | String | R | objectCategory |
ObjectClass | String | R | objectClass, most specific value |
ObjectGUID | Guid | R | objectGUID converted to string |
Office | String | RW | physicalDeliveryOfficeName |
OfficePhone | String | RW | telephoneNumber |
Organization | String | RW | o |
OtherName | String | RW | middleName |
PasswordExpired | Boolean | RW | msDS-User-Account-Control-Computed (bit mask 8388608) (see Note 1) |
PasswordLastSet | DateTime | RW | pwdLastSet, local time |
PasswordNeverExpires | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 65536) |
PasswordNotRequired | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 32) |
POBox | String | RW | postOfficeBox |
PostalCode | String | RW | postalCode |
PrimaryGroup | String | R | Group with primaryGroupToken |
ProfilePath | String | RW | profilePath |
ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion | Boolean | RW | nTSecurityDescriptor |
SamAccountName | String | RW | sAMAccountName |
ScriptPath | String | RW | scriptPath |
ServicePrincipalNames | ADCollection | RW | servicePrincipalName |
SID | Sid | R | objectSID converted to string |
SIDHistory | ADCollection | R | sIDHistory |
SmartcardLogonRequired | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 262144) |
State | String | RW | st |
StreetAddress | String | RW | streetAddress |
Surname | String | RW | sn |
Title | String | RW | title |
TrustedForDelegation | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 524288) |
TrustedToAuthForDelegation | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 16777216) |
UseDESKeyOnly | Boolean | RW | userAccountControl (bit mask 2097152) |
UserPrincipalName | String | RW | userPrincipalName |