DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry Class member confusion...

bear me here...

to create new objects using adsi, can run following snippet:

  $objou = [adsi]"ldap://ou=myou,dc=domain,dc=com"  $objgroup = $objou.create("group", "cn=my new group")  $objgroup.put("samaccountname", "my new group")  $objgroup.setinfo()    

this creates new security group in ou. now, both $objou , $objgroup objects of type directoryentry.

  $objou.gettype().fullname    

and if members of these directoryentry objects, not see create, put or setinfo methods @ all...

  $objou | get-member -view    

==> so, question - why snippet work? create, put, , setinfo methods coming from? aren't documented under .net framework references directoryentry class...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.directoryservices.directoryentry.aspx

 

hi,

to more information $objou, please try:

$objou.psbase | gm

powershell doesn’t implement iadscontainer directly. powershell uses wrapper .net objects classes, example wmi,adsi , xml objects.

for reference:
http://mow001.blogspot.com/2006/09/powershell-rc2-and-active-directory.html
please note: since web site not hosted microsoft, link may change without notice. microsoft not guarantee accuracy of information.

thanks.

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