Vista - Fetch NTDS directoryEntry parent?

How can I fetch the parent of a directoryentry object? Here's my code:

First, I use a directorysearch to get a list of the DC's ntds objects.
Then, I iterate through the collection.
But how can I fetch the $dc's parent object so that I can then get the
serverreference (a dn to the actual server)?


#Search
$objRootDse = New-Object
System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://rootDSE")
$dcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa))"
$gcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa)(options=1))"
$de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
$objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
$dcSearcher = new-object
system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$dcQuery)
$dclist = $dcSearcher.findall()

#Iterate

foreach ($dc in $dcList)
{
$objTEST = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
$objTEST = $dc.GetDirectoryEntry()
$objTest.distinguishedName
$props.cn
$myParent = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
$myParent = $objTest.parent
}

you need to use psbase to get to the actual DE object see :

http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/p...directory.html
http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/p...ectory_29.html

greetings /\/\o\/\/

"Bmack500" <brett.mack@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1168976889.770325.95630@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> How can I fetch the parent of a directoryentry object? Here's my code:
>
> First, I use a directorysearch to get a list of the DC's ntds objects.
> Then, I iterate through the collection.
> But how can I fetch the $dc's parent object so that I can then get the
> serverreference (a dn to the actual server)?
>
>
> #Search
> $objRootDse = New-Object
> System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://rootDSE")
> $dcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa))"
> $gcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa)(options=1))"
> $de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
> $objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
> $dcSearcher = new-object
> system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$dcQuery)
> $dclist = $dcSearcher.findall()
>
> #Iterate
>
> foreach ($dc in $dcList)
> {
> $objTEST = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
> $objTEST = $dc.GetDirectoryEntry()
> $objTest.distinguishedName
> $props.cn
> $myParent = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
> $myParent = $objTest.parent
> }
>

This is working... Thanks for your help!

Function SearchAD
{

$objRootDse = New-Object
System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://rootDSE")

$dcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa))"
$gcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa)(options=1))"
$de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
$objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
$dcSearcher = new-object
system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$dcQuery)
$gcSearcher = new-object
system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$gcQuery)
$dclist = $dcSearcher.findall()
$gclist = $gcSearcher.findall()

Foreach ($dc in $dclist)
{
$srchListItem = $dc.getDirectoryEntry()
$srchListItemParent = $srchListItem.psbase.get_parent()
$strServer = $srchListItemParent.serverReference
$objServer = New-Object
System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry('LDAP://' + $strServer)

}
}


/\/\o\/\/ [MVP] wrote:
> you need to use psbase to get to the actual DE object see :
>
> http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/p...directory.html
> http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/p...ectory_29.html
>
> greetings /\/\o\/\/
>
> "Bmack500" <brett.mack@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1168976889.770325.95630@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> > How can I fetch the parent of a directoryentry object? Here's my code:
> >
> > First, I use a directorysearch to get a list of the DC's ntds objects.
> > Then, I iterate through the collection.
> > But how can I fetch the $dc's parent object so that I can then get the
> > serverreference (a dn to the actual server)?
> >
> >
> > #Search
> > $objRootDse = New-Object
> > System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://rootDSE")
> > $dcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa))"
> > $gcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa)(options=1))"
> > $de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
> > $objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
> > $dcSearcher = new-object
> > system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$dcQuery)
> > $dclist = $dcSearcher.findall()
> >
> > #Iterate
> >
> > foreach ($dc in $dcList)
> > {
> > $objTEST = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
> > $objTEST = $dc.GetDirectoryEntry()
> > $objTest.distinguishedName
> > $props.cn
> > $myParent = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
> > $myParent = $objTest.parent
> > }
> >

your welcome, glad it helped

b.t.w. I can't test it but I think you can just use the property also :

you can replace get_parent() by parent

and shorten this :

$de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
> $objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)

to :

$de = [adsi]LDAP://$($objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)

or even :

$de = [adsi]""

Greetings /\/\o\/\/

"Bmack500" <brett.mack@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1169151501.429942.148880@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> This is working... Thanks for your help!
>
> Function SearchAD
> {
>
> $objRootDse = New-Object
> System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://rootDSE")
>
> $dcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa))"
> $gcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa)(options=1))"
> $de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
> $objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
> $dcSearcher = new-object
> system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$dcQuery)
> $gcSearcher = new-object
> system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$gcQuery)
> $dclist = $dcSearcher.findall()
> $gclist = $gcSearcher.findall()
>
> Foreach ($dc in $dclist)
> {
> $srchListItem = $dc.getDirectoryEntry()
> $srchListItemParent = $srchListItem.psbase.get_parent()
> $strServer = $srchListItemParent.serverReference
> $objServer = New-Object
> System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry('LDAP://' + $strServer)
>
> }
> }
>
>
> /\/\o\/\/ [MVP] wrote:
>> you need to use psbase to get to the actual DE object see :
>>
>> http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/p...directory.html
>> http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/p...ectory_29.html
>>
>> greetings /\/\o\/\/
>>
>> "Bmack500" <brett.mack@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1168976889.770325.95630@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
>> > How can I fetch the parent of a directoryentry object? Here's my code:
>> >
>> > First, I use a directorysearch to get a list of the DC's ntds objects.
>> > Then, I iterate through the collection.
>> > But how can I fetch the $dc's parent object so that I can then get the
>> > serverreference (a dn to the actual server)?
>> >
>> >
>> > #Search
>> > $objRootDse = New-Object
>> > System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://rootDSE")
>> > $dcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa))"
>> > $gcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa)(options=1))"
>> > $de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
>> > $objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
>> > $dcSearcher = new-object
>> > system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$dcQuery)
>> > $dclist = $dcSearcher.findall()
>> >
>> > #Iterate
>> >
>> > foreach ($dc in $dcList)
>> > {
>> > $objTEST = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
>> > $objTEST = $dc.GetDirectoryEntry()
>> > $objTest.distinguishedName
>> > $props.cn
>> > $myParent = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
>> > $myParent = $objTest.parent
>> > }
>> >
>

Okay, Thanks
I'm confused on one thing - when you use the [adsi] statement, is that
just calling it a little more directly than using the .net framework? I
mean, does it bypass .net to go straight to the lower-level call?

Pardon if it's an ignorant question, I've only used high-level
languages.


/\/\o\/\/ [MVP] wrote:
> your welcome, glad it helped
>
> b.t.w. I can't test it but I think you can just use the property also :
>
> you can replace get_parent() by parent
>
> and shorten this :
>
> $de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
> > $objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
>
> to :
>
> $de = [adsi]LDAP://$($objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
>
> or even :
>
> $de = [adsi]""
>
> Greetings /\/\o\/\/
>
> "Bmack500" <brett.mack@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1169151501.429942.148880@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > This is working... Thanks for your help!
> >
> > Function SearchAD
> > {
> >
> > $objRootDse = New-Object
> > System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://rootDSE")
> >
> > $dcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa))"
> > $gcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa)(options=1))"
> > $de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
> > $objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
> > $dcSearcher = new-object
> > system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$dcQuery)
> > $gcSearcher = new-object
> > system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$gcQuery)
> > $dclist = $dcSearcher.findall()
> > $gclist = $gcSearcher.findall()
> >
> > Foreach ($dc in $dclist)
> > {
> > $srchListItem = $dc.getDirectoryEntry()
> > $srchListItemParent = $srchListItem.psbase.get_parent()
> > $strServer = $srchListItemParent.serverReference
> > $objServer = New-Object
> > System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry('LDAP://' + $strServer)
> >
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> > /\/\o\/\/ [MVP] wrote:
> >> you need to use psbase to get to the actual DE object see :
> >>
> >> http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/p...directory.html
> >> http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/p...ectory_29.html
> >>
> >> greetings /\/\o\/\/
> >>
> >> "Bmack500" <brett.mack@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1168976889.770325.95630@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> >> > How can I fetch the parent of a directoryentry object? Here's my code:
> >> >
> >> > First, I use a directorysearch to get a list of the DC's ntds objects.
> >> > Then, I iterate through the collection.
> >> > But how can I fetch the $dc's parent object so that I can then get the
> >> > serverreference (a dn to the actual server)?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > #Search
> >> > $objRootDse = New-Object
> >> > System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry("LDAP://rootDSE")
> >> > $dcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa))"
> >> > $gcQuery = "(&(objectcategory=ntdsdsa)(options=1))"
> >> > $de = new-object system.directoryservices.directoryentry("LDAP://" +
> >> > $objRootDse.ConfigurationNamingContext)
> >> > $dcSearcher = new-object
> >> > system.directoryservices.directorysearcher($de,$dcQuery)
> >> > $dclist = $dcSearcher.findall()
> >> >
> >> > #Iterate
> >> >
> >> > foreach ($dc in $dcList)
> >> > {
> >> > $objTEST = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
> >> > $objTEST = $dc.GetDirectoryEntry()
> >> > $objTest.distinguishedName
> >> > $props.cn
> >> > $myParent = New-Object System.DirectoryServices.directoryentry
> >> > $myParent = $objTest.parent
> >> > }
> >> >
> >