LDAP Directory Entry in .Net - not working with OU=Users

Question

I have the following code (C#):

(Tweaked from: http://www.eggheadcafe.com/conversation.aspx?messageid=31766061&threadid=31766050)

DirectorySearcher         


        

Answer 1

As geoffc mentioned correctly, in Active Directory the "Users" under the domain is a container object rather than organizational unit object. This results in a totally different LDAP path which is why you get the error message.

Try the following code and post if it fixes your issue:

// Replace the "company" and "com" with actual domain values...
DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry("LDAP://CN=Users,DC=company,DC=com");
DirectorySearcher deSearch = new DirectorySearcher();
deSearch.SearchRoot = de;

// Set your other search params here