Search\Modify Objects

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

You can use the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell to manage your search and modify operations on objects in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). The topics in this section explain how to use the Active Directory module to accomplish many of the common tasks that are associated with searching for and modifying objects in AD DS:

• Counting Objects in Active Directory

• Viewing the RootDSE

• Connecting to a Well-Known Container

• Searching for a Large Number of Objects

• Viewing the Attributes of an Object

• Searching with a Bitwise Filter

• Creating an Object

• Searching the Global Catalog

• Searching for Objects in a Domain

• Deleting a Container That Has Child Objects

• Modifying an Object

• Modifying a Bit Flag Attribute

• Connecting to an Object GUID

• Dynamically Linking an Auxiliary Class

• Refreshing a Dynamic Object

• Exporting Objects to a CSV File

• Importing Objects by Using a CSV File

• Referencing an External Domain

• Renaming an Object

• Moving an Object to a Different OU or Container

• Deleting an Object

• Viewing the Created and Last Modified Time Stamp of an Object

• Searching for Deleted Objects

• Restoring a Single Object

• Restoring a Container Object and Its Children

• Viewing the ACL for an Object