I'm trying to make a PS script which would list all Active Directory user group membership (recursive).
I already have working script:
import-module activedirectory
$users = get-aduser -Filter {Name -Like "*"} -Searchbase "ou=Users, dc=Domain" | Where-Object { $_.Enabled -eq 'True' }
$targetFile = "D:\users.csv"
rm $targetFile
Add-Content $targetFile "User;Group"
foreach ($user in $users)
{
$groups = Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership $user
foreach ($group in $groups)
{
$username = $user.samaccountname
$groupname = $group.name
$line = "$username;$groupname"
Add-Content $targetFile $line
}
}
But script doesn't list groups recursively, i.e., if group listed in the output file is part of another group.
Example:
Group1: User
Group2: Group3: User
Script shows only Group1 and 3 but not 2.
What should I add to the first script that it writes group membership recursively?
Sorry I am publishing an answer for a question from 3 years ago but if someone will see it, it can help.
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How to get ALL AD user groups (recursively) with Powershell or other tools?
You can use the LDAP_MATCHING_RULE_IN_CHAIN:
Get-ADGroup -LDAPFilter "(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:=CN=User,CN=USers,DC=x)"
You can use it anywahere that you can use an LDAP filter.
Example:
$username = 'myUsername'
$dn = (Get-ADUser $username).DistinguishedName
Get-ADGroup -LDAPFilter ("(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:={0})" -f $dn) | select -expand Name | sort Name
Fix in your script:
import-module activedirectory
$users = get-aduser -Filter {Name -Like "*"} -Searchbase "ou=Users, dc=Domain" | Where-Object { $_.Enabled -eq 'True' }
$targetFile = "D:\users.csv"
rm $targetFile
Add-Content $targetFile "User;Group"
foreach ($user in $users)
{
$dn = $user.DistinguishedName
$groups = Get-ADGroup -LDAPFilter ("(member:1.2.840.113556.1.4.1941:={0})" -f $dn) | select -expand Name | sort Name
foreach ($group in $groups)
{
$username = $user.samaccountname
$groupname = $group.name
$line = "$username;$groupname"
Add-Content $targetFile $line
}
}