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

Question

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

Answer 1

hey i got it finallyy :) here is my code hope it helps you

const int ADS_UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE = 0x00000002;

        DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry();
        de.Path = "LDAP://companyname.com";
        DirectorySearcher objADSearcher = new DirectorySearcher(de);
        de.AuthenticationType = AuthenticationTypes.Secure;

        objADSearcher.SearchRoot = de;
        objADSearcher.Filter = "(SAMAccountName=" + TextBox1.Text + ")";
        SearchResult results = objADSearcher.FindOne();
        if (results.ToString() !="")
        {

           int flags= Convert.ToInt32(results.Properties["userAccountControl"][0].ToString());

//for reference results.Properties["userAccountControl"][0].ToString().Equals("514");

           if (Convert.ToBoolean(flags & ADS_UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE))
           {
               Response.Write("Account Disabled");
           }