Powershell Tricks and Notes

How to expand parameterizedProperty

Note if you issue the following command:

Get-ADComputer -Filter * |Get-Member

You will get the following result:
  TypeName: Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADComputer

Name              MemberType            Definition
----              ----------            ----------
Contains          Method                bool Contains(string propertyName)
Equals            Method                bool Equals(System.Object obj)
GetEnumerator     Method                System.Collections.IDictionaryEnumerator GetEnumerator()
GetHashCode       Method                int GetHashCode()
GetType           Method                type GetType()
ToString          Method                string ToString()
Item              ParameterizedProperty Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection Item(string p...
DistinguishedName Property              System.String DistinguishedName {get;set;}
DNSHostName       Property              System.String DNSHostName {get;set;}
Enabled           Property              System.Boolean Enabled {get;set;}
Name              Property              System.String Name {get;}
ObjectClass       Property              System.String ObjectClass {get;set;}
ObjectGUID        Property              System.Nullable`1[[System.Guid, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, ...
SamAccountName    Property              System.String SamAccountName {get;set;}
SID               Property              System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier SID {get;set;}
UserPrincipalName Property              System.String UserPrincipalName {get;set;}


Notice that property "Item".

So when you type:

Get-ADComputer -Filter * -Property * |Get-Member

You hope tp get something that expands the properties of "Item".

Now.  What if you get an error:
PS C:\Data\Scripts> Get-ADComputer -Identity lab17dc1 -property * |gm
Get-ADComputer : One or more properties are invalid.
Parameter name: msDS-AssignedAuthNPolicy
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-ADComputer -Identity lab17dc1 -property * |gm
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (lab17dc1:ADComputer) [Get-ADComputer], ArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ActiveDirectoryCmdlet:System.ArgumentException,Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.Comm
   ands.GetADComputer

Well that is a big Oops.  It is actually a bug in AD.
Here is a workaround for THIS bug.  To get your properties, do the following:

Get-ADComputer -Identity lab17dc1 |Get-ADObject -properties *|gm

Now you get something like:
    TypeName: Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADObject
Name                            MemberType            Definition
----                            ----------            ----------
Contains                        Method                bool Contains(string propertyName)
Equals                          Method                bool Equals(System.Object obj)
GetEnumerator                   Method                System.Collections.IDictionaryEnumerator GetEnumerator()
GetHashCode                     Method                int GetHashCode()
GetType                         Method                type GetType()
ToString                        Method                string ToString()
Item                            ParameterizedProperty Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection...
accountExpires                  Property              System.Int64 accountExpires {get;set;}
badPasswordTime                 Property              System.Int64 badPasswordTime {get;set;}
badPwdCount                     Property              System.Int32 badPwdCount {get;set;}
CanonicalName                   Property              System.String CanonicalName {get;}
CN                              Property              System.String CN {get;}
codePage                        Property              System.Int32 codePage {get;set;}
countryCode                     Property              System.Int32 countryCode {get;set;}
Created                         Property              System.DateTime Created {get;}
createTimeStamp                 Property              System.DateTime createTimeStamp {get;}
Deleted                         Property              System.Boolean Deleted {get;}
Description                     Property              System.String Description {get;set;}
DisplayName                     Property              System.String DisplayName {get;set;}
DistinguishedName               Property              System.String DistinguishedName {get;set;}
dNSHostName                     Property              System.String dNSHostName {get;set;}
dSCorePropagationData           Property              Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection...
instanceType                    Property              System.Int32 instanceType {get;}
isCriticalSystemObject          Property              System.Boolean isCriticalSystemObject {get;set;}
isDeleted                       Property              System.Boolean isDeleted {get;}
LastKnownParent                 Property              System.String LastKnownParent {get;}
lastLogoff                      Property              System.Int64 lastLogoff {get;set;}
lastLogon                       Property              System.Int64 lastLogon {get;set;}
lastLogonTimestamp              Property              System.Int64 lastLogonTimestamp {get;set;}
localPolicyFlags                Property              System.Int32 localPolicyFlags {get;set;}
logonCount                      Property              System.Int32 logonCount {get;set;}
Modified                        Property              System.DateTime Modified {get;}
modifyTimeStamp                 Property              System.DateTime modifyTimeStamp {get;}
msDFSR-ComputerReferenceBL      Property              Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection...
msDS-GenerationId               Property              System.Byte[] msDS-GenerationId {get;}
msDS-SupportedEncryptionTypes   Property              System.Int32 msDS-SupportedEncryptionTypes {get;set;}
Name                            Property              System.String Name {get;}
nTSecurityDescriptor            Property              System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectorySecurity nTSecurityDes...
ObjectCategory                  Property              System.String ObjectCategory {get;}
ObjectClass                     Property              System.String ObjectClass {get;set;}
ObjectGUID                      Property              System.Nullable`1[[System.Guid, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Cul...
objectSid                       Property              System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier objectSid {get;}
operatingSystem                 Property              System.String operatingSystem {get;set;}
operatingSystemVersion          Property              System.String operatingSystemVersion {get;set;}
primaryGroupID                  Property              System.Int32 primaryGroupID {get;set;}
ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion Property              System.Boolean ProtectedFromAccidentalDeletion {get;set;}
pwdLastSet                      Property              System.Int64 pwdLastSet {get;set;}
rIDSetReferences                Property              Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection...
sAMAccountName                  Property              System.String sAMAccountName {get;set;}
sAMAccountType                  Property              System.Int32 sAMAccountType {get;set;}
sDRightsEffective               Property              System.Int32 sDRightsEffective {get;}
serverReferenceBL               Property              Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection...
servicePrincipalName            Property              Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.ADPropertyValueCollection...
userAccountControl              Property              System.Int32 userAccountControl {get;set;}
uSNChanged                      Property              System.Int64 uSNChanged {get;}
uSNCreated                      Property              System.Int64 uSNCreated {get;}
whenChanged                     Property              System.DateTime whenChanged {get;}
whenCreated                     Property              System.DateTime whenCreated {get;}