C# – Using C#, how do you check if a computer account is disabled in active directory

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How do you check if a computer account is disabled in Active Directory using C#/.NET

Best Answer

Try this:

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        const string ldap = "LDAP://your-ldap-server-here";

        using (DirectoryEntry conn = new DirectoryEntry(ldap))
        {
            using (DirectorySearcher searcher = new DirectorySearcher(conn))
            {
                searcher.Filter = "(|(samAccountName=userA)(samAccountName=userB))";
                searcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("samAccountName");
                searcher.PropertiesToLoad.Add("userAccountControl");

                using (SearchResultCollection results = searcher.FindAll())
                {
                    foreach (SearchResult result in results)
                    {
                        int userAccountControl = Convert.ToInt32(result.Properties["userAccountControl"][0]);
                        string samAccountName = Convert.ToString(result.Properties["samAccountName"][0]);
                        bool disabled = ((userAccountControl & 2) > 0);

                        Console.WriteLine("{0} ({1:x}) :: {2}", samAccountName, userAccountControl, disabled);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

The second bit of userAccountControl will be 1 if the account is disabled.

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