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Find users not in specific groups within a specific OU

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I have a specific OU that I need to search users which are in 2 specific groups, I don't mind changing the group in the code and running it twice, that's not an issue at all.... What's the easiest way to achieve this because I'm at a loss....

This is the best I could come up with, any ideas?

$groupmembers = get-adgroupmember "BR-internetgroup" |

Get-ADUser -filter * -SearchBase "OU=BR,OU=HO,DC=net,DC=Comnpanyname,DC=co,DC=uk" | where-object {$groupmembers.distinguishedname -notcontains $_.distinguishedname}

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Cheers

Alex

footech

I have a specific OU that I need to search users which are in 2 specific groups

Please clarify. You need to find users who are a member of both groups? Or of either? Do they need to direct members, or can they be a member via nested groups?

Alex

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They won't be in nested groups, they can be a member of either but I'll need to specify which group they are in. Hence why I was going to change the group name in the script to each group I need to search

Ultimately, they will need to be a member of both eventually.

footech

Not tested, but should work.

$group1 = (Get-ADGroup "group1").distinguishedName
$group2 = (Get-ADGroup "group2").distinguishedName

#to find all users which are a member of either group
Get-ADUser -filter * -SearchBase "OU=BR,OU=HO,DC=net,DC=Companyname,DC=co,DC=uk" -Properties memberOf | where-object { $_.memberOf -contains $group1 -or $_.memberOf -contains $group2 }

#to find users which are a member of one group.  Change the variable in the Where block to match your group.
Get-ADUser -filter * -SearchBase "OU=BR,OU=HO,DC=net,DC=Companyname,DC=co,DC=uk" -Properties memberOf | where-object { $_.memberOf -contains $group1 }

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The searches will work as long as the group you're interested in is not the Primary Group of the user. If it is, then we have to change the approach.

Alex

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OK that's great, there is one problem, I need the list of users NOT in those groups in the OU :D

So can we specify that?

BTW that script worked :D

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Alex

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LEGEND....... wait for it............................................................................................................................................................................................................DARY!