Possibility to grab user's first and last name from active directory

Question

Hello Some software we use, set's at HKCU some key, based on settings you can input trough a GUI. At one field, always the users first name and the users last name is inserted. Can i grab directly from active directory the user's first and or last name to put there? Greetings,

Answer 1

Hi calgia,

You can export AD users to a CSV file on the DC using some PowerShell command like

$users = @("user1","user2")
$users| ForEach-Object {
    Get-ADUser -Identity $_ -Properties GivenName
}|Export-Csv C:\temp\user.csv

On the clients the first and last name in the exported CSV file can be added to the registry using the New-ItemProperty cmdlet.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/new-itemproperty?view=powershell-7.4

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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