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Thanks Emmanuel, just piped it to csv and it looks well, it gives some great detail , managed details. does all that come from searchscope being used with Get-ADOrganizationalUnit? Looks exactly what I need
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Thanks Emmanuel, just piped it to csv and it looks well, it gives some great detail , managed details. does all that come from searchscope being used with Get-ADOrganizationalUnit? Looks exactly what I need

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Hi, <br />
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Looking for a best way to do this<br />
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I was checking out script below<br />
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Get-ADObject -filter * -SearchBase $ou | Where {$_.distinguishedname -ne $ou.distinguishedname} keep getting error below<br />
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&nbsp;<b><i>Get-ADObject : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'SearchBase'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the argument, and then try running the command again.<br />
At line:1 char:36<br />
+ Get-ADObject -filter * -SearchBase $ou | Where {$_.distinguishedname &nbsp;...<br />
+ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;~~~<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; + CategoryInfo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;: InvalidData: (:) [Get-ADObject], ParameterBindingValidation<wbr />Exception<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidatio<wbr />nError,Mic<wbr />rosoft.Act<wbr />iveDirecto<wbr />ry.Managem<wbr />ent.Comman<wbr />ds.GetADOb<wbr />ject<br />
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Hi, 

Looking for a best way to do this

I was checking out script below

Get-ADObject -filter * -SearchBase $ou | Where {$_.distinguishedname -ne $ou.distinguishedname} keep getting error below

 Get-ADObject : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'SearchBase'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the argument, and then try running the command again.
At line:1 char:36
+ Get-ADObject -filter * -SearchBase $ou | Where {$_.distinguishedname  ...
+                                    ~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Get-ADObject], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Commands.GetADObject
 



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