{"id":162,"date":"2015-11-12T12:55:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T12:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.softreeconsulting.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2015-11-12T12:55:35","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T12:55:35","slug":"retrieve-all-users-and-groups-from-active-directory-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/softreetechnology.com\/blog\/sharepoint\/retrieve-all-users-and-groups-from-active-directory-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Retrieve users and groups from Active Directory (AD)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below code describes how to get all users and all groups from active directory (AD Server) Using System.DirectoryServices<\/p>\n

Steps:-<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Add System.Directoryservices.dll and System.Directoryservices.AccountManagement.dll which provides access to active directory.<\/li>\n
  2. Using System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement<\/li>\n
  3. I have used a generic list (collection of string) to store account name of user and group.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    class<\/span> Program<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    {<\/span><\/p>\n

    static<\/span> void<\/span> Main(string<\/span>[] args)<\/span><\/p>\n

    {<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0List<\/span><string<\/span>> _userOrGroupColl = new<\/span> List<\/span><string<\/span>>();<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0PrincipalContext<\/span> pContext = new<\/span> PrincipalContext<\/span> (ContextType<\/span>.Domain, YOUR_DOMAIN);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \/\/For User<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0UserPrincipal<\/span> userPrincipal = new<\/span> UserPrincipal<\/span> (pContext);<\/span><\/p>\n

    PrincipalSearcher<\/span> userSearch = new<\/span> PrincipalSearcher<\/span> (userPrincipal);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \/\/For Group<\/span><\/p>\n

    GroupPrincipal<\/span> grpPrincipal = new<\/span> GroupPrincipal<\/span> (pContext);<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0PrincipalSearcher<\/span> grpSearch = new<\/span> PrincipalSearcher<\/span> (grpPrincipal);<\/span><\/p>\n

    foreach<\/span> (UserPrincipal<\/span> result in<\/span> userSearch.FindAll())<\/span><\/p>\n

    {<\/span><\/p>\n

    if<\/span> (result != null<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    {<\/span><\/p>\n

    if<\/span> (result.SamAccountName!= null<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0_userOrGroupColl.Add(result.SamAccountName);<\/span><\/p>\n

    }<\/span><\/p>\n

    }<\/span><\/p>\n

    foreach<\/span> (GroupPrincipal<\/span> result in<\/span> grpSearch.FindAll())<\/span><\/p>\n

    {<\/span><\/p>\n

    if<\/span> (result != null<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    {<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u00a0if<\/span> (result.SamAccountName != null<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

    _userOrGroupColl.Add(result.SamAccountName);<\/span><\/p>\n

    }<\/span><\/p>\n

    }<\/span><\/p>\n

    }<\/span><\/p>\n

    }<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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