Problem
You want to get and list the properties of a specific security or distribution group.
Solution
To list the properties of a group, use the [adsi] type shortcut to bind to the group in Active Directory, and then pass the group to the FormatList cmdlet: $group = [adsi] "LDAP://localhost:389/cn=Management,ou=West,ou=Sales,dc=Fabrikam,dc=COM"
$group | FormatList *
Discussion
The solution retrieves the Management group from the Sales West OU. By default, the FormatList cmdlet shows only the DN of the group, so we type FormatList * to display all properties.
If you know the property for which you want the value, specify it by name:
PS >$group.Member CN=SmithRobin,OU=West,OU=Sales,DC=Fabrikam,DC=COM CN=MyerKen,OU=West,OU=Sales,DC=Fabrikam,DC=COM
Unlike groups, some types of Active Directory objects don’t allow you to retrieve their properties by name this way. Instead, you must call the Get() method to retrieve specific properties:
PS >$group.Get("name") Management
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