If you just want an attribute put the command into a subexpression then just reference that attribute. $aduser = (Get-ADUser UserName).SamAccountName

I’d recommend this method. It’s concise and descriptive (once you’re familiar with the syntax anyway). Another option is $ADUser = get-aduser UserName … which captures the user object. You can then later use the whole object or grab properties as needed without calling get-ADUser again: ($ADUser).surname ($ADUser).name ($ADUser).SAMAccountName $ADUser | select-object -property *

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Well TIL. Or maybe I knew that and some point and forgot, I dunno. Using parentheses makes it more clear to me, but good to know they’re optional!

You need the parenthesis around the variable unless you’ve already filled the variable with information. If you initially run the statement and you just want specific information without all the extra stuff. I would recommend encapsulating the statement in parenthesis and then using the . Operator to call the property that you want

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If you load the information into a variable: $user= get-aduser: then you can just use the variable and use the . Operator: $user.name

`Select -ExpandProperty YourPropertyNameHere`

Thank you!

But be aware, this only works with one property at a time. So you can't do something like | -ExpandProperty surname,name

But be aware, this only works with one property at a time. So you can't do something like | -ExpandProperty surname,name

How would I do multiple?

You can eather use multible variables or use the dot notivication like $var.surname

Oh gotcha. Thank you.

You can grab inspiration for this here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/71041934/16873491 And use Santiago's answer, with the "calculated properties"

yeah i would think $var.whatever is a better approach

``$varthingy = (get-aduser john.doe).samaccountname`` When cmdlets return a table of properties, just encapsulate the command in parenthesis and use dot notation to return only the value you want. This is a universal thing in PowerShell.

I just spent ages figuring out how to do exactly this just the other day. Try… write-host $Variable1.”samaccountname” and see what you get

What u/motsanciens suggested worked for me!

Yeah that’s another way to do it, a bit longer though but should accomplish the same thing. If you’re looking to shorten it and have a way that’s easy to remember, Get-aduser -identity $variable1.”samaccountname”

Yeah, that's good to know. Never know what situation I'll need it for.

I recommend you don’t use the expand property as is makes the object useless for other scenarios.

$variable1 = Get-ADUser foo |% samaccountname is what I'd usually write in this situation, because if you've already written the Get-ADUser part, it's the fewest keystrokes to get the property. $variable1 = (Get-ADUser foo).samaccountname is a cleaner expression of intent though. I would *never* write $variable1 = Get-ADUser foo | select -ExpandProperty samaccountname because it is so cumbersome to type, instead preferring $variable1 = Get-ADUser foo | ForEach-Object samaccountname If it's going into a script and I want to avoid using aliases.

I did something like this for a local user: `$localAdmin = (get-localuser | where-object {$_.Name -like "*ADMIN"}).name` Domain user could be done like this: `$domainAdmin = (Get-ADUser -Identity "Administrator").SamAccountName`

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You can use `-Identity $variable1.samaccountname` in the 2nd Get-ADUser or `select -ExpandProperty samaccountname` with the 1st.

Or use | %

Why would you use `foreach-object` ?

With | % SamAccountName instead of | select you don’t have the title, only the SamAccountName. Apparently that’s depreciated or something, if you see the downvote. But this is a way, like there are many other ways..

The main issue I would have with that approach is that you are dropping the property into an (implicit) Out-String (or maybe even Write-Host ?) for each object in your pipeline. It is destroying the object (as -expandproperty would do) but not being very clear about this. You might also get some unintended side effects with more complex types when the display does not match the actual object contents, as I think you might be storing the display in your variable, and not the value itself. You are basically doing `Get-ADUser username | Foreach-Object { Out-String SamAccountName }` but this is hidden by the shorthand you are using. Additionally, the use of `ForEach-Object` to iterate over one element just feels dirty :)

I agree that this is ‘quick and dirty’. Appreciate the explanation, really nice! I used to use this to pipe a property into something really fast and that was just some code for one time use. Not a long term script to use. To me | % is just a way to use when it can be used like doing some ops work, but bulk. Much faster then expand and so..

You can use -expandproperty to do that Get-Aduser -Id $id | select-object -expandproperty samaccountname

1. $variable = some-command 2. $variable | get-member or $variable | gm This shows methods and properties of your object. You need to look for the property you want to retrieve. 3. $variable.propertyname I use **| gm** all the time to quickly see what I can pull from the object.