GET-ADUSER output issue

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1

Run this command

$sname = get-aduser $sam -properties * | select surname

Results is

surname

smith

This is an object surname ______ smith how to output just smith?

I need to feed this to another command and the surname ____ give the command a problem.

 

2

To get the string, you can use -ExpandProperty so that $sname = smith:

$sname = get-aduser $sam -properties * | select -ExpandProperty surname

3

Probably the most common powershell question.

4

That worked great

Thank you

 

This can be marked resolved

 

5

Or reference the property:

(get-aduser user1 | select Surname).Surname
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(get-aduser user1).surname
get-aduser | % surname