Display group(s) from active directory.
Syntax
DSGET group GroupDN [-dn] [-samid] [-sid] [-desc] [-secgrp] [-scope]
[{-s Server | -d Domain}] [-u UserName] [-p {Password | *}]
[-c] [-q] [-l] [{-uc | -uco | -uci}] [-part PartitionDN [-qlimit] [-qused]]
DSGET group GroupDN [{-memberof | -members}] [-expand]
[{-s Server | -d Domain}] [-u UserName] [-p {Password | *}]
[-c] [-q] [-l] [{-uc | -uco | -uci}]
Key
Computer_DN Distinguished Name of the group object list (first variation) or
single group (second variation) to view.
-dn Display the distinguished name
-samid Display the Security Account Manager (SAM) account name
-sid Display the computer security IDs (SID)
-desc Display the description
-secgrp Display Security groups (yes) or Distribution groups (no)
-scope Display Local, Global, or Universal group scope
-loc Display the location
-disabled Display the disabled status (Yes/No)
-memberof Display the immediate list of groups of which the group is a member
-expand Display the recursively expanded list of groups of which the group is a member.
-members Display the immediate list of members of the group
-expand Display the recursively expanded list of members of the group.
-s Server to connect to (Default=the domain controller in the logon domain.)
-d Domain to connect to.
-u Username with which the user logs on to a remote server.
-p Password (UserName or Domain\UserName or Username@domain.com)
-c Report errors, but continue with the next object after any error (when you specify multiple objects)
by default dsget will exit when the first error occurs.
-q Quiet, suppress all output
-l Display entries in a list format. By default, dsget outputs a table format.
-part Connect to the directory partition PartitionDN
-qlimit Display the effective quota of the group in PartitionDN
-qused Display how much of its quota a group has used in PartitionDN
-uc Unicode format
-uco Unicode format for output only
-uci Unicode format for input only
Dsget can accept stdin from the keyboard, from a redirected file, or as piped output from another command e.g. DSQuery
Examples
Display the list of members, recursively expanded, of the Finance group:
C:\> dsget group "CN=Finance,OU=Groups,OU=AcmeCo,DC=ss64,DC=Com" -members -expand
“There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see” ~ Leonardo da Vinci
Related commands:
DSAdd - Add object.
DSGet - Display object.
DSMod - Modify object.
DSMove - Move object.
DSQuery - Search for objects.
DSRM - Delete object.
PowerShell: Get-adGroup - Get one or more AD groups.
Q243330 - Well-known security identifiers (sids) in Windows operating systems.