Using Powershell to retrieve mail attributes

I would use the following:

Get-ADUser -filter * -SearchBase "OU=Your,OU=Structure,OU=GoesHere,DC=YouDomainName,DC=Extension" -Properties * | select Name, SamAccountName, UserPrincipalName, EmailAddress | Export-Csv EmailAddresses.csv -noTypeInformation -UseCulture

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Just update the SearchBase value and run.

Dan

A slight cleaner version of this would be:

import-module ActiveDirectory
$SearchBase = "OU=Your,OU=Structure,OU=GoesHere,DC=YouDomainName,DC=Extension"
$SearchScopeControl = "OneLevel"
$OutputFile = "MyOutputFile.csv"

Get-ADUser -filter * -SearchBase $SearchBase -SearchScope $SearchScopeControl -Properties * | select Name, SamAccountName, UserPrincipalName, EmailAddress | Export-Csv EmailAddresses.csv -noTypeInformation -UseCulture

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This does the same as the first post, but it is easier to edit when you want to reuse it.  And the "SearchScope" option let's you control how deep in the OU structure the script runs.

Options for $SearchScopeControl are:
1. Base
2. OneLevel
3. Subtree

From Microsoft:

A Base query searches only the current path or object. A OneLevel query searches the immediate children of that path or object. A Subtree query searches the current path or object and all children of that path or object

Reference Link:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee617241.aspx

Dan

Put in the information from Powershell ISE.  But where is the csv?  Does it have something to do with this?  Do I = it to something?

$OutputFile = "MyOutputFile.csv"

Nevermind,,,,, I'm and idiot worked great!!!!!!  Thank you

Going to close this out.  Just curious.  But what does this mean?

$OutputFile = "MyOutputFile.csv" ,  where do I stick this variable at if I use it,, or is it being used?

You are awesome...  I know those long days too.  But go into the weekend that you really helped me out with this!!!!!!   Much appreciated,,, and thank you so much.

Expert knows his stuff.  Hope all people with questions can find him.

HELP,,,,  need one more thing.  I have OU's that equal *Laptops, and under that I have Laptop Users OU.  I have this

import-module ActiveDirectory
$SearchBase = "OU=*Laptops,OU=Laptop Users,DC=oxarc1,DC=int"
$SearchScopeControl = "OneLevel"
$OutputFile = "C:\temp\EmailAddresses.csv"
Get-ADUser -filter * -SearchBase $SearchBase -SearchScope $SearchScopeControl -Properties * | select Name, SamAccountName, UserPrincipalName, EmailAddress| Export-Csv $OutputFile -noTypeInformation -UseCulture

But I get this error.  

Get-ADUser : Directory object not found
At C:\Users\tmb.OXARC1\Documents\Script_Commands\attibutesbysearchbase.ps1:5 char:11
+ Get-ADUser <<<<  -filter * -SearchBase $SearchBase -SearchScope $SearchScopeControl -Properties * | select Name, SamAccountName, UserPrincipalName, EmailAddress| Export-Csv $OutputFile -noTypeInformation -UseCulture
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (:) [Get-ADUser], ADIdentityNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Directory object not found,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADUser
 
I hope this pasted right on this comment box.  But it works with *Laptops OU but not the OU underneath *Laptops which is Laptop Users.   I tried all three scopeControls but it didn't work.  

Can you help me one last time?

Nevermind.  I got it.  I see better how it works.  I have to only put the base OU,  then change the value of $SearchScopeControl.   Getting better at it.  Only question then is,  If I have 4 sub OU's in *Laptops  how to I get only 1 Sub OU that I need.  e.g.  OU=*Laptops, but I only want Laptop Users is Spokane or Yakima.  OU structure would be "OU=*Laptops,OU=Yakima Users". <-----  Only want Yakima not Spokane which is also in the *Laptops OU?     Hope I made sense.